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Table 2 Analysis of variance for host and parasite traits in single infection treatments

From: The expression and evolution of virulence in multiple infections: the role of specificity, relative virulence and relative dose

 

Time-to-host-death

Offspring production

Spore production

(virulence)

(host fitness)

(parasite fitness)

Source

df

F

P

F

P

F

P

 Parasite

4

49.3

<0.001

13.5

<0.001

12.8

<0.001

 Dose

3

5.0

0.02

2.0

0.16

2.8

0.08

 Parasite * Dose

12

1.2

0.27

0.5

0.91

0.9

0.52

Error

452

 
  1. Two-way ANOVA for time-to-host-death, host offspring production and parasite spore production in single infection treatments. Bold typeface indicates significant effects.