Table 4. Parameters of analyses of variance for the effects of group and diet on the time (‘starting time’) and the rate (‘slope’) of torpor increase or decrease of activity time.
Mean torpor duration was also added as a predictor variable in the model for activity time and mean ambient temperature was included as a random effect in all models. p-values shown in bold correspond to statistically significant and interpretable values.
| Response variable | Term | Parameters | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting time | Slope | ||||
| χ2 | p-value | χ 2 | p-value | ||
| Torpor frequency | Group Diet Group х Diet |
46.47 8.64 1.82 |
<0.001
<0.01 0.18 |
3.16 1.18 7.02 |
0.08 0.28 <0.01 |
| Mean torpor duration | Group Diet Group х Diet |
43.49 8.84 0.50 |
<0.001
<0.01 0.48 |
38.26 0.35 16.64 |
<0.001
0.55 <0.001 |
| Total torpor duration | Group Diet Group х Diet |
43.49 8.84 0.50 |
<0.001
<0.01 0.48 |
77.86 0.55 9.66 |
<0.001 0.46 <0.01 |
| Activity time | Group Diet Group х Diet Mean torpor duration |
0.09 14.06 6.96 7.61 |
0.76 <0.001 <0.01 <0.01 |
6.45 2.64 0.22 2.68 |
<0.05 0.10 0.64 0.10 |