Table 3 Tests of the effect of body mass and leaf size on estimated (modelled) landing impact forces and dynamic safety factors in males (N = 20 males, Fig. 4)
From: Multi-modal locomotor costs favor smaller males in a sexually dimorphic leaf-mimicking insect
Response variable (log10 transformed) | Explanatory variables | F | df1 | df2 | p | Slope β [95% CI] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Impact forces + weight (mN) | log10(body mass) | 20,541 | 1 | 36 | < 0.001 | Small leaf: 2.67 [2.6, 2.74] Large leaf: 2.41 [2.38, 2.43] |
leaf size | 31,459 | 1 | 36 | < 0.001 | ||
interaction | 55.7 | 1 | 36 | < 0.001 | ||
Dynamic friction safety factor | log10(body mass) | 892 | 1 | 36 | < 0.001 | Small leaf: − 2.02 [− 2.21, − 1.82] Large leaf: − 1.75 [− 1.92, − 1.57] |
leaf size | 2485 | 1 | 36 | < 0.001 | ||
interaction | 4.40 | 1 | 36 | 0.043 |