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Table 3 Results of the linear-mixed effects model, including post-hoc results of simultaneous tests for general linear hypotheses for body mass differences between and within seasons

From: Ectoparasite communities of small-bodied Malagasy primates: seasonal and socioecological influences on tick, mite and lice infestation of Microcebus murinus and M. ravelobensis in northwestern Madagascar

Factor

Estimate

SE

P-value

Effect on body mass

Species

3.699

1.474

0.029*

M. ravelobensis > M. murinus

Sex

-1.024

1.756

0.561

 

Differences between seasonsa

 

 EDS16 vs EDS15

5.458

1.021

<0.001b*

EDS16 > EDS15

 LDS15 vs EDS15

-5.239

0.803

<0.001b*

EDS15 > LDS15

 ERS15 vs EDS15

-3.406

0.959

0.004b*

EDS15 > ERS15

 LRS16 vs EDS15

4.032

1.098

0.003b*

LRS16 > EDS15

 LDS15 vs EDS16

-10.697

0.92

<0.001b*

EDS16 > LDS15

 ERS15 vs EDS16

-8.864

1.017

<0.001b*

EDS16 > ERS15

 LRS16 vs EDS16

-1.426

1.111

0.698b

 

 ERS15 vs LDS15

1.832

0.843

0.191b

 

 LRS16 vs LDS15

9.271

1.014

<0.001b*

LRS16 > LDS15

 LRS16 vs ERS15

7.438

1.097

<0.001b*

LRS16 > ERS15

Variations within seasonc

 

 Early dry season 2015

-0.071

0.013

<0.001b*

Decrease in body mass

 Late dry season 2015

0.028

0.007

<0.001b*

Increase in body mass

 Early rainy season 2015

0.014

0.095

1b

 

 Late rainy season 2016

0.008

0.025

0.999b

 

 Early dry season 2016

-0.061

0.036

0.384b

 
  1. aDifferences between mean bodyweights at the beginning of seasons
  2. bAdjusted P-value
  3. cEstimated regression slopes of body weight, depending on time within season
  4. *P < 0.05
  5. Abbreviations: EDS15 early dry season 2015, LDS15 late dry season 2015, ERS15 early rainy season 2015, LRS16 late rainy season 2016, EDS16 early dry season 2016, SE standard deviation