Ecological Archives E087-134-A2

Rebecca M. Clark, Kirk E. Anderson, Jürgen Gadau, and Jennifer H. Fewell. 2006. Behavioral regulation of genetic caste determination in a Pogonomyrmex population with dependent lineages. Ecology 87:2201–2206.

Appendix B. Summary statistics for tests for heterogeneity to assess validity of pooling data across colonies.

Test for heterogeneity for Pb8

   

Sample type

Colony type

Colony

value

df

Eggs

Queen-producing

3

1.80

1

   

10

0.11

1

   

6

8.00

1

   

7

2.67

1

   

Total

12.58

4

   

Overall

7.00

1

   

Heterogeneity

5.58

3

   

P value

0.13

 
 

Non-queen-producing

4

2.67

1

   

28

11.00

1

   

12

8.00

1

   

16

4.00

1

   

Total

25.67

4

   

Overall

25.14

1

   

Heterogeneity

0.53

3

   

P value

0.91

 

Workers

Non-queen-producing

4

6.00

1

   

28

7.00

1

   

12

6.00

1

   

16

6.00

1

   

Total

25.00

4

   

Overall

25.00

1

   

Heterogeneity

0.00

3

   

P value

1.00

 
 

Queen-producing

3

8.00

1

   

10

2.00

1

   

6

8.00

1

   

7

8.00

1

   

Total

26.00

4

   

Overall

24.50

1

   

Heterogeneity

1.50

3

   

P value

0.68

 

Queens

Queen-producing

3

0.00

1

   

10

2.67

1

   

6

0.00

1

   

7

2.00

1

   

Total

4.67

4

   

Overall

3.00

1

   

Heterogeneity

1.67

3

   

P value

0.64

 

Test for heterogeneity for Myrt3

   

Sample type

Colony type

Colony

value

df

Eggs

Queen-producing

3

0.67

1

   

10

0.11

1

   

6

8.00

1

   

7

4.00

1

   

Total

12.78

4

   

Overall

6.26

1

   

Heterogeneity

6.52

3

   

P value

0.09

 
 

Non-queen-producing

4

5.00

1

   

28

10.00

1

   

12

2.00

1

   

16

1.00

1

   

Total

18.00

4

   

Overall

18.00

1

   

Heterogeneity

0.00

3

   

P value

1.00

 
         

Workers

Non-queen-producing

4

8.00

1

   

28

8.00

1

   

12

6.00

1

   

16

6.00

1

   

Total

28.00

4

   

Overall

28.00

1

   

Heterogeneity

0.00

3

   

P value

1.00

 
 

Queen-producing

3

7.00

1

   

10

2.00

1

   

6

8.00

1

   

7

8.00

1

   

Total

25.00

4

   

Overall

23.52

1

   

Heterogeneity

1.48

3

   

P value

0.69

 
         

Queens

Queen-producing

3

1.00

1

   

10

6.00

1

   

6

2.00

1

   

7

2.00

1

   

Total

11.00

4

   

Overall

2.27

1

   

Heterogeneity

8.73

3

   

P value

0.03

 

Test for heterogeneity for PGI

   

Workers

Non-queen-producing

4

8.00

1

   

28

8.00

1

   

12

8.00

1

   

16

8.00

1

   

Total

32.00

4

   

Overall

32.00

1

   

Heterogeneity

0.00

3

   

P value

1.00

 
 

Queen-producing

3

8.00

1

   

10

2.00

1

   

6

8.00

1

   

7

8.00

1

   

Total

26.00

4

   

Overall

24.50

1

   

Heterogeneity

1.50

3

   

P value

0.68

 
         

Queens

Queen-producing

3

2.00

1

   

10

6.00

1

   

6

3.00

1

   

7

2.00

1

   

Total

13.00

4

   

Overall

13.00

1

   

Heterogeneity

0.00

3

   

P value

1.00

 



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