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Table 1 General linear models with the independent variable of treatment nested within sample time

From: Leaf endophyte load influences fungal garden development in leaf-cutting ants

Dependent variable

F

Degrees of freedom

P

Elow mean (se)1

Ehigh mean (se)2

Fresh garden mass

1.49

5,103

0.20

2.55 (0.49)

2.71 (0.46)

Dry garden mass

0.57

5,100

0.72

0.82 (0.17)

0.84 (0.14)

Total no. workers

0.40

5,102

0.85

224 (43)

255 (42)

Queen mass

1.3

5,101

0.26

0.18 (0.006)

0.20 (0.006)

Fresh garden mass per worker

2.14

5,100

0.06

10.7 (0.70)

9.4 (0.66)

Dry garden mass per worker

2.20

5,100

0.06

3.24 (0.28)

2.86 (0.26)

  1. 1. The mean ± 1 standard error of each depended variable for colonies feeding on material with low endophyte content, across all sample times.
  2. 2. The mean ± 1 standard error of each depended variable for colonies feeding on material with high endophyte content, across all sample times.