Table 1.
Effect of individual identity and chick age on faecal CM concentrations of wild Upland geese on New Island
| Ring | Chick age | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ♀ | Overall | F 21,71 = 1.666, P = 0.058, η 2 = 0.330 | F 1,71 = 9.391, P < 0.001, η 2 = 0.169, t = −3.803 |
| 2007 | F 13,44 = 1.256, P = 0.276, η 2 = 0.271 | F 1,44 = 9.391, P = 0.004, η 2 = 0.176, t = −3.064 | |
| 2008 | F 12,47 = 2.207, P = 0.027, η 2 = 0.361 | F 1,47 = 4.056, P = 0.049, η 2 = 0.079, t = −2.014 | |
| ♂ | Overall | F 21,76 = 3.706, P < 0.001, η 2 = 0.506 | F 1,76 = 11.323, P = 0.001, η 2 = 0.130, t = −3.365 |
| 2007 | F 13,46 = 3.495, P = 0.001, η 2 = 0.497 | F 1,46 = 9.300, P = 0.004, η 2 = 0.168, t = −3.050 | |
| 2008 | F 11,45 = 3.910, P = 0.001, η 2 = 0.489 | F 1,45 = 3.319, P = 0.075, η 2 = 0.069, t = −1.822 | |
GLMs with standardised CM values as dependent, individual identity as random factor and chick age as covariate. Partial eta-squared values (η 2) denote the effect size and t values the direction of the effect