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Table 2 Analysis of variance for egg and larval consumption by adults and larvae of Oenopia conglobata

From: Cannibalistic behavior of biological control agent Oenopia conglobata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) under laboratory conditions

Source

DF

F value

P value

Adult-egg

 Female-egg

1

781.56

 < 0.0001

 Male-egg

1

504.04

 < 0.0001

Adult-larvae

 Female-1st instar

1

250.63

 < 0.0001

 Female-2nd instar

1

130.05

 < 0.0001

 Male-1st instar

1

58.04

 < 0.0001

 Male-2nd instar

1

49.50

 < 0.0001

Larval–egg

 1st instar-egg

1

259.28

 < 0.0001

 2nd instar-egg

1

1063.14

 < 0.0001

 3rd instar-egg

1

1356.76

 < 0.0001

 4th instar-egg

1

995.03

 < 0.0001

Larval–larval

 4th instar–1st instar

1

283.09

 < 0.0001

  1. Here DF = degree of freedom, bold values in the p variable column indicate that the relevant explanatory variable had significant impact on the dependent variable