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. 2012 Apr 11;7(4):e34403. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034403

Table 2. Test statistics for the bi-trophic experiment.

Aphis gossypii Uroleucon macolai
Effect DF F or χ2 P DF F or χ2 P
A. Genotype analysis 1
Competition (C) 1,13 F = 2.04 0.18 1,13 F = 8.94 0.01
Genotype (sex) (G)2 1 χ2 = 9.8 0.0017 1 χ2 = 1.2 0.27
C×G2 1 χ2 = 0 1.00 1 χ2 = 0.2 0.66
B. Sex analysis 1
Competition (C) 1,72 F = 1.78 0.19 1,73 F = 9.30 0.003
Plant sex (PS) 1,72 F = 10.77 0.0016 1,73 F = 1.24 0.27
C×PS 1,72 F = 0.41 0.52 1,73 F = 0.34 0.56
1

Analysis of both genotype effects (A) and plant sex effects (B) include greenhouse bench and aphid counter as random effects.

2

Tests for the effects of genotype and competition×genotype are made with log-likelihood ratio tests (based upon χ2) and genotype is nested within plant sex.