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Table 1 Details of three-way factorial ANOVA using “gender,” “host plant,” and “aphid species” as independent variables

From: Host plant-mediated prey preference and consumption by an aphidophagous ladybird, Menochilus sexmaculatus (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

Source

df

Mean square

F value

P value

Gender

1

174.05

4.38

P < 0.05

Host plant

1

6160.05

154.95

P < 0.0001

Aphid species

1

1095.20

27.55

P < 0.0001

Gender × host plant

1

101.25

2.55

P = 0.1149

Gender × aphid species

1

5.000

0.13

P = 0.7239

Host plant × aphid species

1

897.8

22.58

P < 0.0001

Gender × host plant × aphid species

1

16.20

0.41

P = 0.5253

  1. Tukey’s range = 2.81929
  2. df = 1