Appendix D. Results of ANCOVA on the effects of initial size, experimental treatment, and aquarium on shell and body growth of Nucella lamellosa.
TABLE D1. Analysis of shell and body growth variation: ANCOVA with initial shell length and body mass as respective covariates and replicate aquaria nested within treatment. All data were log10-transformed prior to analysis.
Source |
F |
df |
P |
Shell growth |
|
|
|
Initial length |
18.2872 |
1,191 |
<0.0001 |
Treatment |
48.5774 |
3,8 |
<0.0001 |
Aquarium (Treatment) |
6.0190 |
8, 191 |
<0.0001 |
Body growth |
|
|
|
Initial weight |
1053.931 |
1,196 |
<0.0001 |
Treatment |
89.658 |
3,8 |
<0.0001 |
Aquarium (Treatment) |
6.900 |
8,196 |
<0.0001 |