Table 5.
Generalized linear models verifying which explanatory variable—cytochrome oxidase subunit I distances among infected beetles [Distance] or abundance of endosymbiotic bacteria [Endosymbionts]—better explain the alpha diversity metrics of microbiome found in examined beetles
| Model | k | AIC | ∆ | w |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTU | ||||
| Distance | 2 | 2229.0 | 0.00 | 0.56 |
| Distance + endosymbionts | 1 | 2229.7 | 0.62 | 0.41 |
| Endosymbionts | 1 | 2236.1 | 7.09 | 0.02 |
| Intercept | 1 | 2236.8 | 7.75 | 0.01 |
| Shannon | ||||
| Distance + Endosymbionts | 2 | 778.2 | 0.00 | 0.70 |
| Distance | 1 | 779.9 | 1.74 | 0.30 |
| Endosymbionts | 1 | 793.8 | 15.60 | 0.00 |
| Intercept | 1 | 797.0 | 18.75 | 0.00 |
| Faith | ||||
| Distance + Endosymbionts | 2 | 1584.8 | 0.00 | 0.98 |
| Distance | 1 | 1592.3 | 7.54 | 0.02 |
| Endosymbionts | 1 | 1628.2 | 43.39 | 0.00 |
| Intercept | 1 | 1642.2 | 57.39 | 0.00 |
| Pielou | ||||
| Distance + Endosymbionts | 2 | 6.1 | 0.00 | 0.72 |
| Distance | 1 | 8.0 | 1.84 | 0.28 |
| Endosymbionts | 1 | 23.0 | 16.84 | 0.00 |
| Intercept | 1 | 26.6 | 20.50 | 0.00 |