Table 1.
Generalized Linear Mixed Effects Models (GLMM) of performance measures on the Cylinder and Barrier tasks. Non-significant interactions (NS) were removed from models prior to determining the test statistic.
model | explanatory variables | Baseline Worm latency | Reward Worm latency | Pecks |
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1 | (a) Opaque versus transparent | X2 = 2.92, p = 0.09 | X2 = 72.61, p < 0.01 | X2 = 549.07, p < 0.01 |
1 | (b) Task (Cylinder) | X2 = −0.06, p = 0.79 | X2 = −372.56, p < 0.01 | X2 = −82.91, p < 0.01 |
1 | (c) Improvement across trials | X2 = −10.47, p = 0.01 | X2 = −97.10, p < 0.01 | X2 = −69.37, p < 0.01 |
2 | (a) Experience (yes) | X2 = −8.26, p = 0.004 | X2 = −27.86, p < 0.001 | X2 = −14.74, p = 0.0001 |
3 | (a) Persistence | X2 = −1.33, p = 0.25 | X2 = 0.65, p = 0.42 | X2 = 8.58, p = 0.003 |
3 | (b) Dietary breadth | X2 = −1.50, p = 0.22 | X2 = 1.27, p = 0.26 | X2 = 5.62, p = 0.018 |
3 | (c) Body Condition | X2 = −0.01, p = 0.92 | X2 = 0.91, p = 0.34 | X2 = −0.02, p = 0.90 |
3 | (d) Sex (male) | X2 = 1.11, p = 0.29 | X2 = −3.08, p = 0.08 | X2 = −0.21, p = 0.65 |
3 | (e) Sex (male) * Body Condition | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |