Table 1.
Alpha diversity measures of the sifaka gut microbiome relative to dietary foliage and forest access in Study 1.
Effect | Trend | Chao1 Index | Shannon Index | Phylogenetic Diversity | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
z | p | z | p | z | p | ||
foliage | diverse blend > single species | 3.45 | <0.001 | 1.99 | 0.046 | 2.88 | 0.004 |
forest access | no effect | 0.34 | 0.73 | 0.51 | 0.61 | 1.31 | 0.19 |
foliage* forest access |
yes > no on single species |
2.95 | 0.003 | 0.13 | 0.90 | 2.15 | 0.032 |
Note. Significant findings are bolded.