Table 2.
Effect of captivity duration on body condition and immune response in R. icterica tested through a set of ANOVAs, with body index, bacterial killing ability, phagocytosis percentage and phagocytosis efficiency as dependent variables and captivity duration (0, 7, 30, 60, and 90 days) as factor.
| Dependent Variable | Source | Type III SS | DF | MS | F | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body index | Corrected Model | 99.430 | 3 | 33.143 | 0.200 | 0.894 |
| Intercept | 1.953 | 1 | 1.953 | 0.012 | 0.915 | |
| CD | 99.430 | 3 | 33.143 | 0.200 | 0.894 | |
| Error | 2479.816 | 15 | 165.321 | |||
| Total | 2579.245 | 19 | ||||
| Corrected Total | 2579.245 | 18 | ||||
| Bacterial killing ability | Corrected Model | 5879.014 | 4 | 1469.754 | 15.721 | <0.001 |
| Intercept | 166969.202 | 1 | 166969.202 | 1785.963 | <0.001 | |
| CD | 5879.014 | 4 | 1469.754 | 15.721 | <0.001 | |
| Error | 2617.712 | 28 | 93.490 | |||
| Total | 182957.828 | 33 | ||||
| Corrected Total | 8496.727 | 32 | ||||
| Phagocytosis | Corrected Model | 780.847 | 3 | 260.282 | 3.499 | 0.035 |
| Intercept | 7510.466 | 1 | 7510.466 | 100.973 | <0.001 | |
| CD | 780.847 | 3 | 260.282 | 3.499 | 0.035 | |
| Error | 1487.625 | 20 | 74.381 | |||
| Total | 9778.938 | 24 | ||||
| Corrected Total | 2268.471 | 23 | ||||
| Phagocytosis efficiency | Corrected Model | 109.301 | 3 | 36.434 | 1.552 | 0.232 |
| Intercept | 1594.140 | 1 | 1594.140 | 67.915 | <0.001 | |
| CD | 109.301 | 3 | 36.434 | 1.552 | 0.232 | |
| Error | 469.454 | 20 | 23.473 | |||
| Total | 2172.895 | 24 | ||||
| Corrected Total | 578.755 | 23 |
Abbreviation as follow: Type III SS: Type III sum of squares; DF: Degrees of freedom; MS: Mean square; CD: Captivity duration. Variables with P significant < 0.05 are highlighted in bold.