Table 2. The results of statistical analyses for maternal and offspring characteristics.
Variable | Basking condition | Food supply | Basking*Food | |
Maternal characteristics | Postpartum snout-vent length | F 1, 142 = 0.03, P = 0.5868 | F 1, 142 = 1.67, P = 0.1989 | F 1, 142 = 1.60, P = 0.2076 |
Postpartum body mass | F 1, 142 = 2.83, P = 0.0948 | F 1,142 = 54.31, P <0.0001 | F 1, 142 = 1.38, P = 0.2413 | |
Growth rate during gestation | F 1,142 = 52.80, P <0.0001 | F 1,142 = 43.14, P <0.0001 | F 1,142 = 20.74, P <0.0001 | |
Clutch size | F 1, 142 = 0.10, P = 0.7567 | F 1, 142 = 0.00, P = 0.9711 | F 1, 142 = 0.04, P = 0.8463 | |
Relative clutch mass | F 1,128 = 5.05, P = 0.0264 | F 1,128 = 7.73, P = 0.0063 | F 1, 128 = 0.12, P = 0.7309 | |
Within-clutch variation in offspring size | F 1, 120 = 2.30, P = 0.1317 | F 1,120 = 7.09, P = 0.0088 | F 1, 120 = 0.02, P = 0.8887 | |
Date of birth | F 1,134 = 18.41, P <0.0001 | F 1,134 = 21.63, P <0.0002 | F 1,134 = 11.44, P = 0.0009 | |
Offspring characteristics | Snout-vent length | F 1, 140 = 2.30, P = 0.1313 | F 1,140 = 27.24, P <0.0001 | F 1,140 = 4.25, P = 0.0411 |
Body mass | F 1,137 = 15.80, P = 0.0001 | F 1,137 = 34.05, P <0.0001 | F 1,137 = 7.98, P = 0.0054 | |
Sprint speed | F 1,145 = 8.82, P = 0.0035 | F 1,145 = 17.29, P <0.0001 | F 1, 145 = 1.49, P = 0.2236 | |
Fat reserves relative to body mass | F 1, 121 = 0.73, P = 0.3946 | F 1,121 = 10.26, P = 0.0017 | F 1,121 = 4.29, P = 0.0405 |
Summary of the results of statistical analyses of the effects of maternal basking and food availability (combinations of extended and restricted basking opportunities and food supply) and their interaction during gestation on female and offspring in Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii. Significant results are indicated in bold.