Table 3.
Results of generalized estimating equations (GEE) for the influence of familiarity and group size during familiarization (6 or 17) on oviposition rate, predation rate, and general activity, and for the influence of familiarity on inter-individual distances (familiar ization group size 17) of triplets of P. persimilis females over time.
| Parameter | Source of variation | Wald-χ2 | DF | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oviposition | Familiarity | 9.439 | 1 | 0.002 |
| Group size | 0.585 | 1 | 0.444 | |
| Group size × Familiarity | 0.048 | 1 | 0.826 | |
| Time × Familiarity | 13.058 | 5 | 0.023 | |
| Time × Group size | 13.919 | 5 | 0.016 | |
| Predation | Familiarity | 0.413 | 1 | 0.520 |
| Group size | 2.839 | 1 | 0.092 | |
| Group size × Familiarity | 0.001 | 1 | 0.988 | |
| Time × Familiarity | 10.094 | 5 | 0.073 | |
| Time × Group size | 30.155 | 5 | < 0.001 | |
| Activity | Familiarity | 11.681 | 1 | 0.001 |
| Group size | 4.360 | 1 | 0.037 | |
| Group size × Familiarity | 0.368 | 1 | 0.605 | |
| Time × Familiarity | 4.574 | 5 | 0.470 | |
| Time × Group size | 16.592 | 5 | 0.005 | |
| Distances | Familiarity | 9.383 | 1 | 0.002 |
| Time × Familiarity | 89.936 | 5 | < 0.001 |