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Direct, indirect and total effects among latent variables (LV) in the final PLS-PM describing fetus sex in Dall’s sheep (n = 50).
| Relationship | Effects | 95% CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct | Indirect | Total | ||
| Parasites—> Ewes condition | − 0.421 | 0 | − 0.421 | − 0.614–− 0.0003* |
| Parasites—> Fetus Sex | 0.036 | 0.152 | 0.187 | − 0.04–0.385 |
| Ewe condition—> Fetus sex | − 0.36 | 0 | − 0.36 | − 0.601–− 0.077* |
The 95% confidence intervals were determined by bootstrapping validation.
