Appendix E. Effect of parasite treatment and treatment of the first recorded brood (treatment 1st) on the first reproduction of recruited nestling Great Tits. The final model, after backward elimination is shown.
Clutch size |
Number fledglings |
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df |
F |
P |
Variance |
df |
F |
P |
Variance |
|
Treatment |
1,179 |
7.59 |
0.004 |
3.6 % |
1,178 |
1.18 |
0.18 |
0.6 % |
Treatment 1st |
1,179 |
1.35 |
0.15 |
0.6 % |
1,178 |
9.35 |
0.002 |
4.4 % |
Year of birth |
2,179 |
1.56 |
0.32 |
1.2 % |
2,178 |
0.828 |
0.44 |
1.9 % |
Brood 1st |
1,179 |
19.32 |
<0.001 |
9.1 % |
1,178 |
7.24 |
0.008 |
3.4 % |
Sex |
1,179 |
2.75 |
0.10 |
1.3 % |
1,178 |
2.02 |
0.16 |
1.0 % |
Treatment 1st × sex |
1,178 |
7.15 |
0.008 |
3.4 % |