Table 3 Best reduced models explaining the correlation of infection, CCL, δ15N and δ13C, incubation duration and clutch size along with their two-way interactions, with hatchling phenotype including (1) size and (2) mass. All models were backward selected using AIC criteria.

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) Hatchling size

Parasite presence

1225

3.416

0.066

CCL

1231

4.497

0.035

Incubation duration

1232

6.121

0.014

Cutch size

1225

19.292

 < 0.001

Parasite presence: clutch size

1226

6.921

0.009

CCL: incubation duration

1232

5.769

0.017

(2) Hatchling mass

CCL

1313

29.904

 < 0.001

Incubation duration

1208

5.955

0.016

Clutch size

1223

7.499

0.007

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