Table 2 Results of Repeated-Measures ANOVA testing the EAG responses of bees from both species: A. mellifera (Am) and A. cerana (Ac).

From: Resisting majesty: Apis cerana, has lower antennal sensitivity and decreased attraction to queen mandibular pheromone than Apis mellifera

Effect

FDegrees of Freedom

F-ratio

P-value

Compound

F5,251

4.59

0.0005

Species

F1,1088

0.004

0.95

Dose (ÎĽg)

F5,1086

108.22

<0.0001

Compound*Species

F5,1088

20.46

<0.0001

Compound*Dose

F25,1086

4.30

<0.0001

Species*Dose

F5,1086

3.54

0.0035

Species*Dose*Compound

F25,1086

0.81

0.74

  1. Colony accounted for 0.2% of model variance. We used a Bonferroni-corrected alpha = 0.025.
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