Table 1. The effect of colony size and maze complexity on the three foraging response variables on the first day and test.
Foraging variable | Colony size | Maze complexity | Interaction term | Model |
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Food-discovery time | t = -0.785, P = 0.441 |
t = -2.779, P = 0.011 |
t = 2.945, P = 0.007 |
N = 26, R2 = 0.308 |
Workers searching | t = 1.075, P = 0.294 |
t = -0.564, P = 0.579 |
t = 1.023, P = 0.317 |
N = 26, R2 = 0.292 |
Food consumption | t = 0.248, P = 0.807 |
t = 1.615, P = 0.123 |
t = -1.467, P = 0.159 |
N = 23, R2 = 0.128 |