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Appendix A. Variance components (leaf mass, stem mass, above ground biomass [AGB], below ground biomass [BGB] and reproductive effort) and treatment effects for plants attacked by tortoise beetles.

Variable		Wilks’		df		F
MANOVA (leaf mass, stem mass)
Block		0.33		12, 236		14.42***
Pollination		0.87		2, 118		9.13**
Insect Treatment		0.99		2, 118		0.41
Pollination × Treatment		0.95		2, 118		3.17**
MANOVA (AGB, BGB)
Block		0.72		4, 104		4.56**
Pollination		0.58		2, 52		19.11***
Insect Treatment		0.87		2, 52		3.92**
Pollination × Treatment		0.89		2, 52		3.15**

 

Variable		Leaf mass		Stem mass		AGB
	df	SS	F	SS	F	SS	F
ANOVA
Block	6	113.64	34.97***	274.01	24.21***	728.59	34.1***
Pollination	1	23.68	46.73***	34.33	18.2***	115.05	32.31***
Insect Treatment	1	0.16	0.3	1.76	0.93	2.98	0.84
Pollination × Treatment	1	0.0	0.0	7.1	3.76**	6.96	1.95
Error	119	64.44		224.51		423.72

 

Variable			Reproductive effort					BGB
	df		SS		F		df	SS	F
ANOVA
Block	4		50.67		35.79***		2	1.05	0.54
Pollination	1		3.88		10.96***		1	18.17	18.89***
Insect Treatment	1		0.03		0.08		1	5.12	5.32**
Pollination × Treatment	1		0.0		0.0		1	2.55	2.65
Error	92		32.56				53	50.98

* P < 0.1, ** P 0.05, *** P < 0.0001