Table 3. CCA for determination of percent variation in the whole, common, and satellite microbiota within each of the three microbiomes by demographic variables significant at the P<0.05 level.
| % of variation |
Proventriculus |
Cloaca |
Faeces |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole | Core | Satellite | Whole | Core | Satellite | Whole | Core | Satellite | |
| Age (years) | 6.3 | 6.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 13.6 |
| Host sex | 5.4 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.3 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 15.5 |
| Nematode burden | — | — | 7.1 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 9.5 | 21.0 | 21.1 | 9.3 |
| Phenology | 13.6 | 13.6 | 3.7 | — | — | — | 8.1 | 8.1 | 17.3 |
| Undetermined | 74.7 | 74.7 | 81.9 | 80.2 | 80.2 | 84.5 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 44.4 |
Abbreviation: CCA, canonical correspondence analyses.