Table 4.
Pairwise comparisons of nictation (bold) and attachment (italics) results of P. pacificus strains at different densities (1000 and 5000 worms in single assays) using Tukey's HSD test (cf. electronic supplementary material, table S2 and figure S4). n.s., non-significant differences.
| 1000 dauers | tu426 | tu427 | PS312 | RS5401 | RS5386 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tu426 | — | n.s. | p < 0.01 | p < 0.01 | p < 0.01 |
| tu427 | n.s. | — | p < 0.01 | p < 0.01 | p < 0.01 |
| PS312 | n.s. | n.s. | — | n.s. | p < 0.01 |
| RS5401 | p < 0.01 | p < 0.01 | p < 0.01 | — | p < 0.01 |
| RS5386 | p < 0.01 | p < 0.01 | p < 0.01 | p < 0.01 | — |
| 5000 dauers | tu426 | tu427 | PS312 | RS5401 | RS5386 |
| tu426 | — | — | — | — | — |
| tu427 | — | — | n.s. | n.s. | p < 0.01 |
| PS312 | — | n.s. | — | n.s. | p < 0.01 |
| RS5401 | — | n.s. | n.s. | — | p < 0.01 |
| RS5386 | — | p < 0.01 | p < 0.01 | p < 0.01 | — |