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Table 1 Behavioural events towards aphids and exuviae.

From: Bad housekeeping: why do aphids leave their exuviae inside the colony?

 

n

Enc

Ant

Ovip

PRT

8ap

17

9.3a

(0.8)

5.7a

(0.5)

7.2a

(0.6)

224.1b

(24.6)

8ap + 8ex [ap]

19

10.3a

(0.7)

6.7a

(0.6)

7.7a

(0.5)

509.8a

(78.3)

8ap + 8ex [ex]

19

13.4b

(1.2)

12.1b

(1.1)

8.1a

(0.7)

509.8a

(78.3)

8ap + 8ex [sum]

19

23.7c

(1.7)

18.8c

(1.5)

15.8b

(0.9)

509.8a

(78.3)

16ap

21

21.4c

(2.0)

10.9b

(1.3)

14.7b

(1.3)

560.7a

(71.1)

df

 

4

4

4

2

  

F = 23.24

F = 23.84

F = 24.85

Chi2 = 29.96

p

 

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

  1. Means (± SE) with different letters within the same column are significantly different (P < 0.05). 'Enc' = number of encounters, 'Ant' = number of antennal contacts, 'Ovip' = Number of ovipositor insertions, 'PRT' = patch residence time, '8ap' = 8 aphid patches, '8ap + 8ex' = 8 aphid and 8 exuviae patches, '16ap' = 16 aphid patches, '8ap + 8ex [ap]' = behaviour towards the aphids in the '8ap + 8ex' patches, ' 8ap + 8ex [ex]' = behaviour towards the exuviae in the '8ap + 8ex' patches, ' 8ap + 8ex [sum]' = behaviour toward both the aphids and the exuviae in the '8ap + 8ex' patches.