Table 3.
Scores for Evarcha culicivora when tested for effect of switching source-spider diet from blood to lake flies
Test spider | Source Spider 1 | Source Spider 2 | Median score | First quartile | Third quartile | Wilcoxon test |
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Male | Female on blood diet | Female on lake-fly diet for 1 day | 12.0 | 0.0 | 24.0 | Z = 3.820, P < 0.001 |
Female | Male on blood diet | Male on lake-fly diet for 1 day | 5.5 | −2.0 | 22.0 | Z = 3.051, P = 0.002 |
Male | Female on lake-fly diet for 1 day | Female on lake-fly diet for 14 days | 4.0 | −7.0 | 18.0 | Z = 2.597, P = 0.009 |
Female | Male on lake-fly diet for 1 day | Male on lake-fly diet for 14 days | 5.5 | −9.0 | 26.0 | Z = 2.635, P = 0.008 |
All test and source spiders virgins. For each row, n = 50. Score: latency (min) to leave holding chamber when tested with source spider 2 minus latency (min) to leave holding chamber when tested with source spider 1.