Table 1. Values and statistics for Responsiveness, Latency (mean±s.e.m.), Foraging time (mean±s.e.m.), Empty flowers (mean±s.e.m.).
≠ Colour ≠Brightness | ≠Colour = Brightness | = Colour ≠Brightness | ||||||
yB | Yb | bY | YB | BY | Bb | bB | B | |
Responsiveness (%) | 87.0 | 69.0 | 77.8 | 88.9 | 89.0 | 83.3 | 87.0 | 82.6 |
Latency time (s) | 22±8 | 65±1 | 56±13 | 40±1 | 52±12 | 56±9 | 55±10 | 39±9 |
Foraging time (s) | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 |
Empty flowers | 9.7±0.9A | 10.3±0.8Aα | 6.1±1.4β | 11.2±2.6A† | 9.7±0.8† | 6.6±1.2a | 10.1±1b | 6.3±1.3a |
Number of replicates (N) | 23 | 29 | 18 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Number of replicates indicates the number of moths that were exposed to each flower model (the base for the responsiveness percentages). The statistical tests are based on an α-level = 0.005 after a Bonferroni correction. Responsiveness (G-test): Gh = 5.52; p = 0.7; N = 193; Latency (ANOVA): F(7, 155) = 2.64; p = 0.0135. Each comparison between models for the variable empty flowers is denoted by a superscript of a different type (A, a, α, and †). Statistically significant differences are denoted by different characters within each type (e.g. “a” and “b”, or “α” and “β”). Empty Flowers (Kruskal-Wallis tests): χ2 = 35.6; p<0.0001. Comparison among models with a yellow cross (A): χ2 = 2.35; p = 0.31. Comparisons among all models with only blue colour (a, b): χ2 = 10.79; p = 0.0045; only Bb vs. bB: χ2 = 10.13; p = 0.0015. Comparisons among “inverted patterns” Yb vs. bY (α, β): χ2 = 11.6; p = 0.0007; YB vs. BY(†): χ2 = 7.2; p = 0.0074.