Table 2 Results of the analysis of variance testing the significance of the linear mixed-effects model used to compare endothermy, minimum thoracic take-off temperature (Tth min of take-off), thorax temperature slope (sTth), abdomen temperature slope (sTabd) and difference between both (sTth–Tabd) across different habitats (native forests, agroforestry parklands and open pastures) and daily activity (diurnal or evening/nocturnal/crepuscular) in dung beetles from the Atlantic forest of Argentina.

From: Thermal niche helps to explain the ability of dung beetles to exploit disturbed habitats

 

Endothermy

sTth

sTabd

sTth–sTabd

Tth min of take-off

Chisq

10.3855

4.2189

1.3649

0.5443

1.7320

df

2

2

2

2

2

P

0.005

0.1213

0.5054

0.7617

0.4206

  1. Species mass was considered as a co-variable and the species identity as a random effect. The value highlighted in bold represents P < 0.05. Chisq = statistic, df = degrees of freedom and P = p value.
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