Table 2 Queen larval host plant abundance predicts viceroy chemical defense
From: Mimicry in viceroy butterflies is dependent on abundance of the model queen butterfly
Compound | Parameter estimate | df | F | p | |
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Nonvolatiles | Total nonvolatile phenolics | −0.552 | 61 | 142.611 | <0.0001 |
Salicin | −0.055 | 6.02 | 19.45 | 0.0045 | |
Salicortin | −0.134 | 6.011 | 30.696 | 0.0015 | |
Tremulacin | −0.363 | 62 | 134.926 | <0.0001 | |
Volatiles | Total volatile phenolics | −0.221 | 6.009 | 380.08 | <0.0001 |
Salicylaldehyde | −0.173 | 6.011 | 341.74 | <0.0001 | |
Benzaldehyde | −0.049 | 62 | 64.776 | <0.0001 |