Table 1 Best reduced models explaining the correlations of infection and CCL, along with their two-way interaction with (1) δ15N and (2) δ13C. All models were backwards selected using AIC.

From: Long-term survey of sea turtles (Caretta caretta) reveals correlations between parasite infection, feeding ecology, reproductive success and population dynamics

 

d.f (numerator, denominator)

F

p

(1) δ15N

Parasite presence/absence

1828

9.551

0.002

CCL

1826

10.865

0.001

(2) δ13C

Parasite presence/absence

1822

7.562

0.006

CCL

1823

0.241

0.624

  1. Significant results highlighted in bold. D.f. denotes degrees of freedom.