Table 2 Statistical results of log-linear ANCOVA analyses on the age structures of C. longicollis and E.

From: Conservation implications of turtle declines in Australia’s Murray River system

Species

Effect

F

Num df

Den df

P

C. longicollis

Distance to Murray River

1.02

1

11

0.334

Distance to Permanent

2.99

1

11

0.112

Mean Precipitation

1.55

1

11

0.239

Mean Temperature

0.4

1

11

0.540

Number of Turtles

10.44

1

11

0.008

River Kilometre

0.24

1

11

0.633

Sex

2.96

1

11

0.113

Wetland Type

2.3

5

11

0.116

Sex*Wetland Type

4.04

5

11

0.025

E. macquarii

Distance to Murray River

0.18

1

39

0.670

Distance to Permanent

1.29

1

39

0.263

Mean Precipitation

1.68

1

39

0.202

Mean Temperature

0.09

1

39

0.768

Number of Turtles

5.71

1

39

0.022

River Kilometre

0.08

1

39

0.774

Sex

4.88

2

39

0.013

Wetland Type

0.36

4

39

0.835

Sex*Wetland Type

2.81

8

39

0.015

  1. Macquarii in the southern Murray River catchment. Factors that were statistically significant in each model are in bold font. “Sex” represents a composite of both sex and age class.
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