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. 2014 Apr 4;9(4):e93780. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093780

Table 4. Effect of female availability treatment on sperm quality traits in the guppy.

Multivariate Univariate
Source Df Pillai P Sperm trait Estimate df SS F P Effect size
Treatment 1, 5, 59 0.051 0.680 Viability –0.015 (–0.110, 0.080) 1 0.0001 0.003 0.960 –0.08 (–0.58, 0.42)
Velocity 4.479 (–2.631, 11.59) 1 321.5 1.546 0.218 0.32 (–0.18, 0.82)
Sperm head 0.017 (–0.029, 0.062) 1 0.005 0.641 0.427 0.18 (–0.31, 0.68)
Sperm midpiece –0.176 (–0.642, 0.291) 1 0.273 0.304 0.583 –0.19 (–0.69, 0.31)
Sperm flagellum 0.367 (–0.243, 0.977) 1 1.504 0.983 0.325 0.30 (–0.20, 0.80)
Male size 1, 5, 59 0.184 0.031 Viability 0.066 (0.010, 0.122) 1 0.294 7.886 0.007 0.59 (0.09, 1.10)
Velocity 1.661 (–2.540, 5.862) 1 94.20 0.453 0.503 0.20 (–0.30, 0.70)
Sperm head 0.006 (–0.021, 0.033) 1 0.002 0.267 0.607 0.11 (–0.39, 0.61)
Sperm midpiece 0.164 (–0.112, 0.440) 1 1.889 2.107 0.152 0.30 (–0.20, 0.80)
Sperm flagellum 0.051 (–0.309, 0.412) 1 0.029 0.019 0.891 0.07 (–0.42, 0.57)
Iridescence 1, 5, 59 0.103 0.254 Viability 0.693 (–0.014, 1.401) 1 0.143 3.836 0.055 0.50 (–0.01, 1.00)
Velocity –17.015 (–69.84, 35.81) 1 86.10 0.414 0.522 –0.16 (–0.66, 0.33)
Sperm head 0.057 (–0.280, 0.393) 1 0.0001 0.113 0.738 0.09 (–0.41, 0.58)
Sperm midpiece 1.976 (–1.493, 5.445) 1 1.162 1.296 0.259 0.29 (–0.21, 0.79)
Sperm flagellum –4.674 (–9.204, –0.144) 1 6.500 4.251 0.043 –0.52 (–1.03, –0.02)
Residual Viability 63 2.348
Velocity 63 1310
Sperm head 63 0.531
Sperm midpiece 63 56.48
Sperm flagellum 63 96.33

Multivariate and univariate results are presented. Parameter estimates and effect sizes [59] are presented with 95% confidence intervals. Parameter estimates are relative to the high female availability (HFA) treatment level.