Table 1 Terms and statistics for models investigating the influence of mating status (virgin or mated), in the context of matings within genotypic backgrounds, on components of female decorated cricket immunity.

(a) Antibacterial activity (log-transformed)

F

d.f.

p

Generation

0.024

3

0.9948

Body size

5.751

1

0.0179

Female genotype

0.837

2

0.4355

Mating status

2.688

1

0.1036

Mating status × female genotype

0.169

2

0.7326

F

d.f.

p

(b) Total PO activity

Generation

0.236

3

0.8712

Body size

0.004

1

0.9470

Female genotype

2.208

2

0.1141

Mating status

1.262

1

0.2635

Mating status × female genotype

0.312

2

0.9616

χ²

d.f.

p

(c) Hemocyte number (negative binomial with log link)

Generation

0.399

3

0.9404

Body size

1.065

1

0.3020

Female genotype

16.963

2

0.0002

Mating status

2.979

1

0.0843

Mating status × female genotype

10.524

2

0.0052

χ²

d.f.

p

(d) Microaggregations (negative binomial with log link)

Generation

2.593

3

0.4587

Body size

0.313

1

0.5756

Female genotype

6.767

2

0.0339

Mating status

1.760

1

0.1847

Mating status × female genotype

2.349

2

0.3090