Table 1. Results of GLM analysis (with quasi-binomial error structure) of differences between the two lichen species (generalist versus specialist lichen species as fixed factor) and among the nine snail species (as random factor) in lichen regeneration rates.
Regeneration rate of lichens | ||||
Source of variation | df | Deviance | F | p |
Lichen species | 1 | 12.51 | 18.256 | 0.003 |
Snail species | 8 | 99.15 | 18.080 | <0.001 |
Snail mass | 1 | 46.41 | 6.160 | 0.042 |
Residual variation among snail species | 7 | 52.74 | 10.992 | 0.002 |
Lichen species×snail species | 8 | 5.75 | 0.386 | 0.927 |
Residuals | 188 | 401.4 |
The model also included snail body mass as linear contrast and the interaction between lichen and snail species.