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Table 2 Statistical analysis of the factors influencing vg expression levels

From: Exploring the role of juvenile hormone and vitellogenin in reproduction and social behavior in bumble bees

 

First group

Second group

Statistics

Caste

Fertile queen (n=6)

Fertile workers (n=6)

Ovaries: U=0, p=0.005; vg : U=4, p=0.03

Virgin queen (n=6)

Sterile workers (n=6)

Ovaries: U=4.5, p=0.03; vg : U=16, p=0.8

Reproduction

Fertile queens (n=6)

Virgin queen (n=6)

Ovaries: U=0, p=0.005; vg : U=0, p=0.005

Fertile workers (n=6)

Sterile workers (n=6)

Ovaries: U=0, p=0.005; vg : U=0, p=0.005

Task

Foragers(n=8)

Nurses (n=8)

Ovaries: T=2, p=0.025; vg : T=14, p=0.57

Age

5 days, QR (n=4)

8 days, QR (n=4)

Ovaries: U=7, p=0.88; vg : U=6, p=0.66

5 days, QL (n=4)

8 days, QL (n=4)

Ovaries: U=0, p=0.03; vg : U=8, p=1

Social condition

5 days, QR (n=4)

5 days, QL (n=4)

Ovaries: U=0, p=0.03; vg: U=6, p=0.06

8 days, QL (n=4)

8 days, QR (n=4)

Ovaries: U=0, p=0.03; vg : U=1, p=0.66

  1. Comparisons of caste, reproduction, age and social condition were performed using a Mann-Whitney test. Task was compared using a Wilcoxon matched paired test.
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BMC Ecology and Evolution

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