Table 1 Summary of statistical test results
From: Effect of carcass contamination on necrophagous invertebrate performance
Assay | n (control) | n (exposed) | Effect size [CI width lower bound; upper bound] | Two-sided permutation t-test | Euclidean-based ANOSIM | Log-rank (Mantel-Cox) test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gut Ag concentration | 16 | 17 | 1.36 [95CI 1.07; 1.65] | p = 0.000 | ||
Dehydrogenase activity | 10 | 10 | − 0.00724 [95CI − 0.0147; − 0.000163] | p = 0.084 | ||
Biolog EcoPlate | 5 | 4 | p = 0.030 | |||
Offspring fitness | ||||||
Eggs per clutch | 20 | 20 | − 3.5 [95CI − 8.9; 2.46] | p = 0.239 | ||
Larvae emerging | 16 | 19 | − 6.82 [95CI − 13.3; − 0.694] | p = 0.050 | ||
Clutch weight | 16 | 19 | − 0.973 [95CI − 1.9; − 0.169] | p = 0.037 | ||
Pupal stage | 16 | 19 | − 6.82 [95CI − 13.3; − 0.694] | p = 0.111 | ||
Chronic mortality | 20 | 20 | p = 0.016 |