TABLE 3.
A linear mixed‐model ANOVA on the effects of laser treatment, food treatment, and the interaction of laser and food treatments on proportion metamorphosed, age at settlement, area, and spine number in Asterias forbesi
| Predictor | df | F‐value | p‐value |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) Proportion metamorphosed | |||
| Food | 1, 41 | 2.201 | .146 |
| Embryo size | 1, 41 | 0.062 | .805 |
| Food × Embryo size | 1, 41 | 2.131 | .152 |
| (B) Age at settlement | |||
| Food | 1, 41 | 3.961 | .053 |
| Embryo size | 1, 41 | 0.001 | .979 |
| Food × Embryo size | 1, 41 | 0.004 | .951 |
| (C) Area | |||
| Food | 1, 41 | 42.925 | <.001 |
| Embryo size | 1, 41 | 1.967 | .168 |
| Food × Embryo size | 1, 41 | 1.557 | .219 |
| (D) Spine number | |||
| Food | 1, 41 | 27.932 | <.001 |
| Embryo size | 1, 41 | 3.712 | .061 |
| Food × Embryo size | 1, 41 | 1.728 | .196 |
Bold signifies significant values (p < 0.05)