Table 1

Results from two-way ANOVAs on light condition and task.

Foragers in LD vs. DD conditions (FALL)

df

F

Significance

Timepoint

5

3.2

0.018*

Condition

1

0.497

0.485

Timepoint*Condition

5

0.589

0.709

Nest Workers vs. Foragers in LD conditions (SPRING)

df

F

Significance

Timepoint

5

1.2

0.350

Task

1

22.9

0.000*

Timepoint*Task

3

3.0

0.050*

*p-value ≤ 0.05. In F06, foragers were compared across two factors: time point and light regime (LD or DD condition). In S06, workers in LD conditions were compared across two factors: time point and task (nest worker or forager).

Ingram et al. BMC Ecology 2009 9:7   doi:10.1186/1472-6785-9-7