Table 2.
Random effects | Variance ± SE | Z | P | |
Family (Pond pH) | 35.77 ± 14.78 | 2.42 | 0.008 | |
Family (Pond pH) × pH treatment | 80.88 ± 14.22 | 5.69 | < 0.001 | |
Fixed effects | ndf | ddf | F | P |
Pond pH | 7 | 60.8 | 1.2 | 0.319 |
pH treatment | 2 | 127.4 | 430.6 | < 0.001 |
Pond pH × pH treatment | 14 | 120.2 | 2.7 | 0.002 |
Block | 2 | 546.0 | 11.3 | < 0.001 |
Linear contrasts | ndf | ddf | F | P |
Pond pH | 1 | 61.3 | 1.3 | 0.256 |
Pond pH × pH treatment (4.0 vs. 4.3) | 1 | 85.6 | 10.6 | 0.002 |
Pond pH × pH treatment (4.0 vs. 7.5) | 1 | 179.1 | 24.0 | < 0.001 |
Pond pH × pH treatment (4.3 vs. 7.5) | 1 | 174.2 | 5.2 | 0.024 |
Results are shown for eight R. arvalis populations occurring along a pH gradient. Significant effects are highlighted in bold