Table 2 Results of the general linear models for mean life span (ANOVA) and the two Gompertz mortality parameters (α, baseline mortality rate, and β, rate of senescence) combined (MANOVA).

treatment

1

1.503

0.24

0.625

0.973

2, 26

0.701

milieu

1

356.3

58.01

<0.0001

0.260

2, 26

<0.0001

treatment × milieu

1

3.893

0.63

0.433

0.990

2, 26

0.872

error

27*

529.4

Males

treatment

1

4.022

1.18

0.287

0.874

2, 27

0.161

milieu

1

5.406

1.59

0.218

0.700

2, 27

0.0081

treatment × milieu

1

8.977

2.63

0.116

0.684

2, 27

0.0059

error

28

95.41