Ecological Archives M071-005-A15

Y. K. Lin and G. O. Batzli. 2001. The influence of habitat quality on dispersal, demography, and population dynamics of voles. Ecological Monographs 71:245-275.

 

Table A15. ANOVA tables for fitness correlates (body mass of weanlings, body growth of juveniles, young recruited per adult female with repeated measures and young survived to adult size without repeated measures) of prairie vole populations in manipulated habitat patches (Fig. 16). Experimental manipulations included mowing (cover) and supplemental feeding (food) in a 2 X 2 factorial design with 4 replicates. Elevation (2 replicates upslope and 2 downslope) used as a third factor, but not in tables if it had no significant effects. Estimates of mean demographic values repeated early (weeks 8-14) and late (weeks 16-22) in the season for three fitness correlates.

Body mass of juvenile recruits

Source d. f. Sum of squares F-ratio P
Food 1 1343 4.29 0.060
Cover 1 44.5 0.142 0.712
F X C 1 52.0 0.166 0.690
Subjects (groups) 12 3753    
Season 1 377 3.33 0.093
F X S 1 355 3.13 0.102
C X S 1 358 3.16 0.101
F X C X S 1 28.8 0.255 0.623
Season X subjects (groups) 12 1359    
Total 31 7670    

Body growth of juveniles

Source d. f. Sum of squares F-test P
Food 1 560 7.04 0.029
Cover 1 495 6.23 0.037
F X C 1 54.9 0.690 0.430
Elevation 1 81.6 1.03 0.341
F X E 1 4.88 0.061 0.811
C X E 1 11.2 0.140 0.718
F X C X E 1 103 1.30 0.287
Subjects (groups) 8 636    
Season 1 139 7.39 0.026
F X S 1 21.6 1.15 0.315
C X S 1 9.79 0.521 0.491
F X C X S 1 17.3 0.918 0.366
E X S 1 120 6.37 0.036
F X E X S 1 4.13 0.220 0.652
C X E X S 1 0.878 0.047 0.834
F X C X E X S 1 697 37.0 0.0003
Season X subjects (groups) 8 150    
Total 31 3107    

Young per adult female

Source d. f. Sum of squares F-ratio P
Food 1 0.331 10.0 0.008
Cover 1 0.219 6.62 0.024
F X C 1 0.001 0.035 0.854
Subjects (groups) 12 0.396    
Season 1 2.49 16.8 0.002
F X S 1 0.351 2.37 0.150
C X S 1 0.225 1.52 0.241
F X C X S 1 0.205 1.38 0.263
Season X subjects (groups) 12 1.78    
Total 31 6.00    

Young survived to adult size

Source d. f. Sum of squares F-ratio P
Food 1 0.150 3.19 0.099
Cover 1 0.194 4.13 0.065
F X C 1 0.016 0.338 0.572
Error 12 0.563    
Total 15 0.922    


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