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. 2014 Aug 20;9(8):e105671. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105671

Table 1. Linear mixed model results for colony measures of waggle-dance intensity.

Response variable Factor Factor type d.f. Test statistic P-value
Number of dance bouts substance fixed (a = 2) 1,39.0 F = 26.66 p<0.0001**
time of day fixed (a = 3) 2,39.0 F = 11.27 p = 0.0001**
substance*time of day (interaction) 2,39.0 F = 6.15 p = 0.0048**
colony random (a = 3) Z = 0.99 p = 0.1604
Total number of waggle runs substance fixed (a = 2) 1,41.0 F = 6.60 p = 0.0139*
time of day fixed (a = 3) 2,41.0 F = 15.52 p<0.0001**
substance*time of day (interaction) 2,41.0 F = 4.52 p = 0.0168*
colony random (a = 3) Z = 0.99 p = 0.1612
Number of bees engaged in waggle dancing substance fixed (a = 2) 1,38.1 F = 1.01 p = 0.3214
time of day fixed (a = 3) 1,38.3 F = 0.82 p = 0.4492
colony random (a = 3) Z = 0.90 p = 0.1834

* indicates a significant p-value (p<0.05), ** indicates a highly significant p-value (p<0.01).