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Table 2 Comparisons between inhibition zones generated by the controls and the total amount of either maternal or nymphal feces

From: Feces production as a form of social immunity in an insect with facultative maternal care

 

B. subtilis

S. aureus

A. niger

S. cerevisiae

 

W

P

W

P

W

P

W

P

Maternal feces

686

<0.0001

588

<0.0001

539

<0.0001

539

<0.0001

Nymphal feces

759.5

<0.0001

490

0.0028

710.5

<0.0001

759.5

<0.0001

  1. Statistical values were obtained from Mann–Whitney tests. Significant P-values are in bold. All p-values remain significant after correcting for multiple testing.
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BMC Ecology and Evolution

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