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Table 3 Effects of sex, temperature (Temp) and relative humidity (RH) on the water at death ( dehydration tolerance) of three Ceratitis species estimated using general linear models

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

C. capitata

    

 Intercept

1.948

1

5.740

0.018

 Sex

1.859

1

5.478

0.021

 Temp

0.177

1

0.521

0.471

 RH

1.974

3

1.939

0.126

 Estimated body water

3.985

1

11.742

<0.001

 Sex × Temp

0.002

1

0.007

0.935

 Sex × RH

2.256

3

2.216

0.089

 Temp × RH

0.977

3

0.959

0.414

 Sex × Temp × RH

3.657

3

3.592

0.015

 Residuals

48.534

143

  

C. cosyra

    

 Intercept

0.863

1

3.842

0.052

 Sex

0.550

1

2.447

0.120

 Temp

0.039

1

0.172

0.679

 RH

3.624

3

5.376

0.002

 Estimated body water

18.392

1

81.849

<0.001

 Sex × Temp

0.855

1

3.807

0.053

 Sex × RH

2.446

3

3.628

0.015

 Temp × RH

4.753

3

7.051

<0.001

 Residuals

32.583

145

  

C. rosa

    

 Intercept

0.649

1

1.164

0.282

 Sex

1.622

1

2.909

0.090

 Temp

0.108

1

0.193

0.661

 RH

6.446

3

3.855

0.011

 Estimated body water

33.444

1

59.991

<0.001

 Sex × Temp

0.346

1

0.621

0.432

 Sex × RH

0.463

3

0.277

0.842

 Temp × RH

10.212

3

6.106

<0.001

 Sex × Temp × RH

3.476

3

2.079

0.106

 Residuals

79.720

143

  
  1. Estimated body water (determined from initial body mass using the equations in Additional file 1: Table S1) was included as a covariate. Significant effects (P < 0.05) are indicated by bold type