Table 2.
Results of the ‘LME’ for behavioural observations (n = 25). See the text for details of the statistical analysis.
| dependent variable | explanatory variables | Δd.f. | χ2 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| brood care | surviving eggs | 1 | <0.01 | 0.921 |
| (time near nest and fanning rate) | paternity × breeding season | 1 | 0.10 | 0.748 |
| breeding season | 1 | 0.06 | 0.807 | |
| paternity | 1 | 0.13 | 0.723 | |
| egg number | 1 | 0.24 | 0.627 | |
| SLm | 1 | 2.14 | 0.144 | |
| BCm2 | 1 | 3.28 | 0.070 | |
| clutch age | 1 | 29.67 | <0.001 | |
| aggression | SLm × SLnf | 1 | 0.36 | 0.547 |
| (time near box and bumping and biting rate) | SLnf | 1 | 0.15 | 0.695 |
| paternity × breeding season | 1 | 1.01 | 0.314 | |
| paternity | 1 | 0.01 | 0.913 | |
| egg number | 1 | 0.87 | 0.350 | |
| BCm2 | 1 | 0.85 | 0.357 | |
| surviving eggs | 1 | 2.12 | 0.145 | |
| breeding season | 1 | 1.55 | 0.213 | |
| clutch age | 1 | 2.37 | 0.124 | |
| BCnf | 1 | 1.92 | 0.166 | |
| SLm | 1 | 3.34 | 0.068 | |
| latency | BCnf | 1 | <0.01 | 0.937 |
| paternity × breeding season | 1 | 0.01 | 0.914 | |
| BCm2 | 1 | 0.26 | 0.614 | |
| breeding season | 1 | 0.67 | 0.412 | |
| clutch age | 1 | 1.02 | 0.312 | |
| SLm × SLnf | 1 | 1.18 | 0.279 | |
| SLnf | 1 | 0.98 | 0.323 | |
| paternity | 1 | 1.78 | 0.182 | |
| surviving eggs | 1 | 1.79 | 0.181 | |
| SLm | 1 | 3.81 | 0.051 | |
| egg number | 1 | 4.50 | 0.034 |