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. 2010 Aug 13;65(2):257–264. doi: 10.1007/s00265-010-1034-9

Table 2.

Results of the Generalized Linear Models (logit link, binomial distribution) explaining the proportion of feeding visits by the male (number of visits by male/total number of feeding visits by the pair)

DF χ2 P
Reduced model
 Male age 1, 48 10.88 0.001
Removed variables
 Androgens foster eggs (PC1) 1, 47 0.02 0.89
 Androgens original eggs (PC1) 1, 47 0.18 0.69
 Foster*original egg androgens 1, 45 0.03 0.87
 Male age*androgens foster eggs 1, 46 1.19 0.28
 Male age*androgens original eggs 1, 46 0.11 0.73
 Female age 1, 47 1.88 0.17
 Laying date 1, 47 0.70 0.40

DF degrees of freedom; χ2 chi-square statistic