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Table 2 LMM analysis of the relationships between alpha diversities and season, sex, and the metabolic variablesa

From: Gut microbiota of homing pigeons shows summer–winter variation under constant diet indicating a substantial effect of temperature

Alpha diversity indices

Predictors final model

Df

F

P

Richness

  

Vs season, sex, season*sex

Season

1.38

1.86

0.18

Sex

1.12

0.04

0.84

Season*Sex

1.38

4.35

0.04

Vs BMR and body mass

Body Mass

1.39

7.92

0.01

Faith’s PD

  

Vs season, sex, season*sex

Season

1.38

1.36

0.25

Sex

1.12

0.08

0.78

Season*Sex

1.38

9.09

0.01

Vs BMR and body mass

Body mass

1.39

14.22

 < 0.01

Vs immune indices

KLH

1.36

7.21

0.01

  1. aOnly the fixed factors of the final models are presented. Faith’s PD is Faith’s phylogenetic diversity. Units of the factors: season, summer and winter; sex, female and male; BMR, ml O2∙h−1; body mass, g; and KLH, antibody titre against immune index KLH
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