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Table 4 Two-way ANCOVA showing the effect and interactions between the dependent variable, duration of receptivity, with respect to the covariable weight of the seminal receptacle (SR), 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

550.4207

1

550.4207

225.4025

***

1. Weight of the SR

60.1019

1

60.1019

24.6123

***

2. Type of female

287.3699

1

287.3699

117.6807

***

3. Study area

93.9718

1

93.9718

38.4824

***

2 × 3

0.0356

1

0.0356

0.0146

ns

Error

256.4043

105

2.4419

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