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Table 2 GLM post hoc test (Tukey honestly significant difference test) for the effect of the interaction between female group and stimulus group on female mate preference (see Table 1).

From: Female house sparrows "count on" male genes: experimental evidence for MHC-dependent mate preference in birds

Focal females

Stimulus groups

Difference

P

Low

High

vs

Control

0.452

< 0.001

   

Intermediate

0.316

0.003

   

Low

0.347

0.001

 

Intermediate

vs

Control

0.136

0.386

   

Low

0.030

0.984

 

Low

vs

Control

0.105

0.603

Intermediate

High

vs

Control

0.165

0.484

   

Intermediate

0.102

0.812

   

Low

-0.139

0.623

 

Intermediate

vs

Control

0.063

0.946

   

Low

-0.241

0.170

 

Low

vs

Control

0.304

0.052

High

High

vs

Control

0.084

0.870

   

Intermediate

-0.091

0.842

   

Low

0.004

1.000

 

Intermediate

vs

Control

0.175

0.392

   

Low

0.095

0.824

 

Low

vs

Control

0.803

0.885

  1. The difference refers to the mean difference in the arcsin transformed percentage of time females spent close to the stimulus groups. Significant values are shown in bold.