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Table 2 Two-way ANCOVA showing the effect and interactions between the dependent variable, duration of receptivity, with respect to the covariable size of female, and two independent factors: type of female and study area

From: Receptivity of female Neohelice granulata (Brachyura, Varunidae): different strategies to maximize their reproductive success in contrasting habitats

Effect

SS

Degree of freedom

MS

F

P

Intercept

42.237

1

42.237

7.2768

**

1. Size of females

1.822

1

1.822

0.3139

ns

2. Type of female

1,118.181

1

1,118.181

192.6440

***

3. Study area

214.525

1

214.525

36.9591

***

2 × 3

47.296

1

47.296

8.1483

**

Error

934.507

161

5.804

  
  1. Significant P values: ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001, ns non-significant