Table 2.
Two-way analysis of covariance on web architecture parameters of the second web built in instar II with log (spider body mass) as a covariate (n = 174).
| no. of radii |
no. of spiralsa |
capture area |
mesh height |
free sector angle (°) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| source of variation | d.f. | F | p | F | p | F | p | F | p | F | p |
| prey nutrient quality (PQ) | 1 | 14.70 | 0.0002 | 2.36 | 0.13 | 0.97 | 0.33 | 1.27 | 0.26 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| prey availability (PA) | 1 | 2.23 | 0.14 | 0.05 | 0.83 | 11.81 | 0.0007 | 45.64 | <0.0001 | 0.16 | 0.69 |
| PQ × PA | 1 | 0.02 | 0.90 | 0.74 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.54 | 1.21 | 0.27 | 0.68 | 0.41 |
| log (spider body mass) | 1 | 0.70 | 0.41 | 17.44 | <0.0001 | 6.80 | 0.01 | 0.19 | 0.66 | 0.02 | 0.88 |
a1/X-transformed to secure equal variances—Levene test.