Table 2.
Estimates and test statistics for the PostHoc comparison of the changes in behaviours across trials based on estimated marginal means of linear trends for tadpoles and metamorphs (tadpole-metamorph dataset). We assumed statistical significance if the confidence interval did not cross 0 which are highlighted in bold. CI – confidence interval
| Response variable | Stage | Parameter | Lower 95%CI | Upper 95%CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Likelihood to exit the covered area | metamorph | 5.14 | 1.89 | 9.43 |
| tadpole | 1.98 | 1.09 | 3.13 | |
| Difference between | ||||
| metamorph - tadpole | 3.10 | -0.18 | 7.19 | |
| Latency to exit the covered area (log transformation) | metamorph | -0.36 | -0.58 | -0.15 |
| tadpole | -0.21 | -0.34 | -0.07 | |
| Difference between | ||||
| metamorph - tadpole | -0.15 | -0.41 | 0.10 | |
| Number of crossings between areas | metamorph | 0.62 | 0.19 | 1.04 |
| tadpole | 0.79 | 0.48 | 1.11 | |
| Difference between | ||||
| metamorph - tadpole | -0.15 | -0.68 | 0.33 | |
| Time spent in the un-covered area (constant transformation) | metamorph | 3.23 | 0.44 | 6.22 |
| tadpole | 3.40 | 1.60 | 5.19 | |
| Difference between | ||||
| metamorph - tadpole | -0.18 | -3.51 | 3.36 | |
| Distance travelled (constant transformation) | metamorph | -0.07 | -1.92 | 1.74 |
| tadpole | 2.26 | 1.15 | 3.47 | |
| Difference between | ||||
| metamorph - tadpole | -2.32 | -4.51 | -0.20 |