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Table 2 Statistical results of gaping behaviour of P. perna.

From: The role of gaping behaviour in habitat partitioning between coexisting intertidal mussels

A

Source

Df

MS

F

p

Temperature

1

19744.7553

482.92

< 0.001

Zone

1

4.5052

0.11

0.7409

Time

5

20900.3874

511.19

< 0.001

TemperatureXZone

1

0.5867

0.01

0.9050

TemperatureXTime

5

3564.9672

87.19

< 0.001

ZoneXTime

5

8.7563

0.21

0.9554

TemperatureXZoneXTime

5

3.4142

0.08

0.9946

Res

72

40.8859

  

B

Source

df

MS

F

p

Temperature

1

4278321.4838

11.25

< 0.05

Zone

1

186102.4817

2.33

0.1878

Time

5

189657.2822

78.15

< 0.001

TemperatureXZone

1

186631.2067

2.13

0.2044

TemperatureXTime

5

380325.6385

15.67

< 0.001

ZoneXTime

5

80012.3514

3.30

< 0.01

TemperatureXZoneXTime

5

87699.6844

3.61

< 0.01

Res

72

24269.3795

  
  1. Results of 3-way ANOVA applied to (A) gaping individuals and (B) ventilation movements, with temperature, zone and time as fixed factors.
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