Table 4. Microbial abundance, hatching success and nestling survival.
The relationships between population and microbial abundance on the hatching success and the nestling survival.
| Response variable | Stage considered for PC extraction | Variable | Estimate±SE | df | χ2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatching success | Day 3 | Population | Rural: 0.577±0.330 | 1 | 14.62 | 0.000 |
| Urban: -0.648±0.225 | ||||||
| PC1 | 0.266±0.113 | 1 | 5.75 | 0.017 | ||
| Day 18 | Population | Rural: 0.392±0.287 | 1 | 9.42 | 0.002 | |
| Urban: -0.480±0.204 | ||||||
| Day 3 and Δ | Population | Rural: 0.536±0.325 | 1 | 12.84 | 0.000 | |
| Urban: -0.600±0.218 | ||||||
| PC1 | 0.174±0.092 | 1 | 3.51 | 0.061 | ||
| Nestling Survival | Day 3 | Population | 1 | 0.24 | 0.624 | |
| PC3 | 1 | 6.38 | 0.012 | |||
| Population × PC3 | Rural: 0.099±0.711 | 1 | 4.89 | 0.027 | ||
| Urban: 1.524±0.605 | ||||||
| Day 18 | Population | Rural: -0.764 ±0.689 | 1 | 10.40 | 0.001 | |
| Urban: 1.219±0.427 | ||||||
| PC3 | 1 | 12.74 | 0.000 | |||
| Population × PC3 | Rural: -7.345±2.278 | 1 | 25.60 | 0.000 | ||
| Urban: 0.638±0.559 | ||||||
| PC2 | -0.623±0.275 | 1 | 6.12 | 0.013 | ||
| Day 3 and Δ | Population | 1 | 1.47 | 0.226 | ||
| PC2 | 1 | 0.21 | 0.649 | |||
| Population × PC2 | Rural: 0.607±0.474 | 1 | 5.23 | 0.022 | ||
| Urban: -0.399±0.274 | ||||||
| PC3 | -0.607±0.217 | 1 | 8.21 | 0.004 |