Table 1 ANOVA of persistence (time in days that fishes remained on coral colonies after they were consumed by crown-of-thorns starfish), testing for differences among species (D. aruanus, D. reticulatus, and P. moluccensis) and size (TL: < 3 cm, 3–5 cm, 5–7 cm, and > 7 cm) of damselfishes.

From: Size-specific recolonization success by coral-dwelling damselfishes moderates resilience to habitat loss

Effect

SS

df

F

p

Species

3.3

2

0.44

0.64

Size

40.2

3

3.55

0.01

Species × size

37.4

6

1.65

0.13

Error

641.6

170

  
  1. Model used a gamma distribution, owing to a non-random distribution of the response variable.
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