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Table 1 General linear model for the effect of species and sex on body mass and body water of three Ceratitis species

From: Physiological mechanisms of dehydration tolerance contribute to the invasion potential of Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) relative to its less widely distributed congeners

Dependent variable

SS

df

F

P

Body mass (mg)

    

 Intercept

1739.11

1

913.320

<0.001

 Species

11.54

2

3.031

0.052

 Sex

27.39

1

14.384

<0.001

 Species × Sex

9.68

2

2.541

0.083

 Residuals

217.07

114

  

Body water (mg)

    

 Intercept

1.118

1

11.516

<0.001

 Species

1.525

2

7.858

<0.001

 Sex

0.634

1

6.531

0.012

 Body mass

79.312

1

817.171

<0.001

 Species × Sex

0.724

2

3.731

0.027

 Residuals

10.967

113

  
  1. Body mass was included as a covariate in the model for body water. Significant effects (P < 0.05) are indicated by bold type