Table 3. Comparative summary of average concentration and statistics for selected urine variables for chimpanzees and western gorillas.
Species | Total Average | ANOVA Species | Dry Season | Wet Season | ANOVA Season | Adult Males | Adult Females | Subadult Males | Subadult Females | Juveniles | Infants | ANOVA Age-sex class | ANOVA Interactions | |
GLUCOSE (g/L) | Pan troglodytes | 0.02 [0–1.00] | F1,272 = 1.45 P = 0.230 | 0.05 [0.00–1.00] | 0.00 [0.00] | F1,272 = 0.00 P = 0.944 | 0.00 [0.00] | 0.38 [0.00–1.00] | 0.06 [0.00–1.00] | 0.09 [0.00–1.00] | 0.00 [0.00] | 0.00 [0.00] | F5,272 = 1.12 P = 0.348 | species*season: F1,272 = 0.00 P = 0.974; species*age/sex class: F5,272 = 0.82 P = 0.538; season*age/sex class: F5,272 = 0.62 P = 0.680 |
Gorilla gorilla | 0.15 [0.00–20.00] | 0.18 [0.00–20.00] | 0.07 [0.00–2.50] | 0.00 [0.00] | 0.38 [0.00–20.00] | 0.00 [0.00] | 0.19 [0.00–2.50] | 0.06 [0.00–2.50] | 0.05 [0.00–1.00] | |||||
PROTEIN (g/L) | Pan troglodytes | 0.14 [0.00–2.00] | F1,268 = 6.65 P = 0.010 | 0.16 [0.00–2.00] | 0.12 [0.00–1.00] | F1,268 = 0.32 P = 0.572 | 0.15 [0.00–2.00] | 0.13 [0.00–1.00] | 0.07 [0.00–0.30] | 0.20 [0.00–0.30] | 0.19 [0.00–1.00] | 0.00 [0.00] | F5,268 = 0.98 P = 0.430 | species*season: F1,268 = 0.63 P = 0.426; species*age/sex class: F5,268 = 1.18 P = 0.316; season*age/sex class: F5,268 = 0.76 P = 0.581 |
Gorilla gorilla | 0.05 [0.00–0.30] | 0.05 [0.00–0.30] | 0.04 [0.00–0.20] | 0.04 [0.00–0.30] | 0.05 [0.00–0.30] | 0.07 [0.00–0.30] | 0.03 [0.00–0.20] | 0.05 [0.00–0.30] | 0.03 [0.00–0.20] | |||||
BLOOD (Ery/microL) | Pan troglodytes | 1.69 [0.00–80.00] | F1,270 = 0.51 P = 0.474 | 2.18 [0.00–80.00] | 1.22 [0.00–80.00] | F1,270 = 0.00 P = 0.957 | 0.49 [0.00–10.00] | 1.13 [0.00–10.00] | 0.56 [0.00–10.00] | 8.18 [0.00–80.00] | 0.00 [0.00] | 40.00 [0.00–80.00] | F5,270 = 8.31, P<<0.001 | species*season: F1,270 = 0.18 P = 0.669 species*age/sex class : F5,270 = 5.34 P<<0.001 season*age/sex class: F5,270 = 3.65 P = 0.003 |
Gorilla gorilla | 3.39 [0.00–80.00] | 2.64 [0.00–80.00] | 5.31 [0.00–80.00] | 0.00 [0.00] | 2.31 [0.00–80.00] | 4.09 [0–80] | 12.31 [0–80] | 2.93 [0.00–80.00] | 5.56 [0.00–80.00] | |||||
LEUKOCYTES (Luc/microL) | Pan troglodytes | 15.51 [0.00–500.00] | F1,362 = 25.16 P<<0.001 | 24.04 [0.00–500.00] | 7.09 [0.00–70.00] | F1,256 = 0.75 P = 0.386 | 17.03 [0.00–500.00] | 21.23 [0.00–500.00] | 6.39 [0.00–70.00] | 6.00 [0.00–15.00] | 8.67 [0.00–70.00] | 0.00 [0.00] | F5,256 = 2.22 P = 0.053 | species*season: F1,256 = 0.00 P = 0.949; species*age/sex class: F5,256 = 1.93 P = 0.090; season*age/sex class: F5,256 = 0.72 P = 0.61 |
Gorilla gorilla | 33.53 [0.00–125.00] | 33.84 [0.00–125.00] | 32.77 [0.00–125.00] | 15.36 [0.00–70.00] | 42.44 [0.00–125.00] | 21.19 [0.00–125.00] | 36.92 [0.00–125.00] | 36.92 [0.00–125.00] | 44.71 [0.00–125.00] |
In parenthesis the range of maximum and minimum values recorded. Columns named “Anova” show ANOVA's results of the three different factors tested: species, season and age/sex class. See text for details on statistical method.