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. 2011 Aug 3;6(8):e22937. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022937

Table 4. Results of linear regressions testing for a relationship between the number of domatia a plant has and the number of queens counted in that a plant.

Ant species Host plant df SS SS F value P value R2 Regression equation
(regression) (residual)
Crematogaster laevis Maieta guianensis 1,10 18.43 2.57 71.651 <0.0001 0.88 Inline graphic
Pheidole minutula Maieta guianensis 1,35 228.54 40.46 197.72 <0.0001 0.85 Inline graphic
Azteca sp. Tococa bullifera 1,8 30.91 3.09 80.09 <0.0001 0.91 Inline graphic
Crematogaster laevis Tococa bullifera 1,8 120.26 94.72 10.16 0.013 0.56 Inline graphic

Note that the intercept of all three regressions is zero because queens are only found in plants with at least one domatium.