Table 1 Minimal adequate models for each response variable.
From: Fitness costs associated with building and maintaining the burying beetle’s carrion nest
Factor | Estimate | SE | t | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Roundness of the prepared carcass | ||||
Male size | 0.10 | 0.04 | 2.37 | 0.02 |
Female size | −0.08 | 0.05 | −1.7 | 0.09 |
Female lifespan | ||||
Change in mass between unprepared and prepared carcasses | 4.80 | 2.50 | 1.91 | 0.06 |
Carcass roundness | 43.52 | 15.78 | 2.77 | 0.008 |
Male lifespan | ||||
Mass of the prepared carcass | 3.45 | 1.27 | 2.87 | 0.006 |
Brood size | ||||
Mass of the prepared carcass | 1.89 | 0.87 | 2.16 | 0.03 |
Male size | 9.35 | 3.99 | 2.34 | 0.02 |
Average larval mass | ||||
Mass of the prepared carcass | 0.006 | 0.001 | 4.42 | <0.00001 |
Brood size | −0.002 | 0.002 | −9.27 | <0.00001 |
Male size | 0.001 | 0.006 | 1.85 | 0.07 |
Female desertion time | 0.0004 | 0.00007 | 6.09 | <0.00001 |
