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. 2010 Dec 3;5(12):e14215. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014215

Table 1. Final minimal GLMs showing the photoperiod treatment effect on the area and brightness of post-molt plumage ornaments.

Response/source Estimate MS F df P
Post-molt badge area
Intercept 1.69 2.85 13.63 1 0.0006
Pre-molt badge area 0.47 7.39 35.28 1 <0.0001
Photoperiod treatment 0.26 3.00 14.34 1 0.0005
Error 0.21 42
Final minimal model: F 2,42 = 24.53, P<0.0001, R 2 = 0.54
Post-molt wing-bar area
Intercept –0.66 0.02 1.21 1 0.28
Tarsus length 0.08 0.11 7.05 1 0.012
Pre-molt wing-bar area 0.39 0.43 27.52 1 <0.0001
Photoperiod treatment 0.04 0.05 3.16 1 0.084
Error 0.02 35
Final minimal model: F 3,35 = 11.48, P<0.0001, R 2 = 0.50
Post-molt badge brightness
Intercept 96.42 445494.3 373042.9 1 <0.0001
Photoperiod treatment 0.21 2.1 1.8 1 0.19
Error 1.2 46
Final minimal model: F 1,46 = 1.77, P = 0.19, R 2 = 0.04
Post-molt wing-bar brightness
Intercept 29.28 38547.87 11074.27 1 <0.0001
Photoperiod treatment 0.60 16.04 4.61 1 0.038
Error 3.48 43
Final minimal model: F 1,43 = 4.61, P = 0.038, R 2 = 0.10