Results of GLM analysis of organ masses, including lengths of gut components, of bank voles exposed to a long-day or short-day photoperiod
| . | Sex . | . | Photoperiod . | . | Body mass . | . | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organ . | F . | P . | F . | P . | F . | P . | |||
| Subcutaneous fat | 3.28 | 0.09 | 5.65 | 0.03 | ns | ||||
| Mesenteric fat | 12.7 | 0.002 | 11.1 | 0.004 | ns | ||||
| Abdominal fat | 0.54 | 0.47 | 5.56 | 0.03 | 10.3 | 0.01 | |||
| Brown adipose tissue | 2.46 | 0.14 | 2.27 | 0.15 | 5.16 | 0.04 | |||
| Stomach | 19.9 | <0.001 | 0.30 | 0.59 | ns | ||||
| Small intestine (SI) | |||||||||
| Mass | 1.74 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.69 | ns | ||||
| Length | 6.32 | 0.02 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 18.8 | <0.001 | |||
| Large intestine (LI) | |||||||||
| Mass | 15.1 | 0.001 | 2.88 | 0.11 | 4.74 | 0.04 | |||
| Length | 1.18 | 0.29 | 0.16 | 0.69 | ns | ||||
| Caecum (C) | |||||||||
| Mass | 10.4 | 0.01 | 0.82 | 0.38 | 6.49 | 0.02 | |||
| Length | 0.20 | 0.66 | 2.51 | 0.13 | ns | ||||
| LI+C | |||||||||
| Mass | 15.5 | 0.001 | 1.76 | 0.20 | 7.79 | 0.01 | |||
| Length | 1.03 | 0.32 | 1.88 | 0.19 | ns | ||||
| Whole gut (SI+LI+C) | |||||||||
| Mass | 11.4 | 0.004 | 0.34 | 0.57 | 6.57 | 0.02 | |||
| Length | 7.25 | 0.02 | 1.87 | 0.19 | 14.4 | 0.001 | |||
| Reproductive organs | 217.9 | <0.001 | 7.40 | 0.02 | ns | ||||
| Thyroid | 0.13 | 0.72 | 0.05 | 0.83 | 5.59 | 0.03 | |||
| Spleen | 0.03 | 0.85 | 0.50 | 0.49 | ns | ||||
| Pancreas | 3.41 | 0.08 | 0.31 | 0.59 | ns | ||||
| Liver | 10.3 | 0.01 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 35.1 | <0.001 | |||
| Kidneys | 3.40 | 0.08 | 0.24 | 0.63 | 30.4 | <0.001 | |||
| Heart | 1.19 | 0.29 | 0.86 | 0.37 | 12.1 | 0.003 | |||
| Lungs | 3.81 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.98 | ns | ||||
| Tail | 3.88 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.74 | 5.42 | 0.03 | |||
| Pelage | 6.51 | 0.02 | 0.19 | 0.67 | 6.99 | 0.02 | |||
| Carcass | 26.5 | <0.001 | 2.55 | 0.13 | 70.5 | <0.001 | |||
| . | Sex . | . | Photoperiod . | . | Body mass . | . | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organ . | F . | P . | F . | P . | F . | P . | |||
| Subcutaneous fat | 3.28 | 0.09 | 5.65 | 0.03 | ns | ||||
| Mesenteric fat | 12.7 | 0.002 | 11.1 | 0.004 | ns | ||||
| Abdominal fat | 0.54 | 0.47 | 5.56 | 0.03 | 10.3 | 0.01 | |||
| Brown adipose tissue | 2.46 | 0.14 | 2.27 | 0.15 | 5.16 | 0.04 | |||
| Stomach | 19.9 | <0.001 | 0.30 | 0.59 | ns | ||||
| Small intestine (SI) | |||||||||
| Mass | 1.74 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.69 | ns | ||||
| Length | 6.32 | 0.02 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 18.8 | <0.001 | |||
| Large intestine (LI) | |||||||||
| Mass | 15.1 | 0.001 | 2.88 | 0.11 | 4.74 | 0.04 | |||
| Length | 1.18 | 0.29 | 0.16 | 0.69 | ns | ||||
| Caecum (C) | |||||||||
| Mass | 10.4 | 0.01 | 0.82 | 0.38 | 6.49 | 0.02 | |||
| Length | 0.20 | 0.66 | 2.51 | 0.13 | ns | ||||
| LI+C | |||||||||
| Mass | 15.5 | 0.001 | 1.76 | 0.20 | 7.79 | 0.01 | |||
| Length | 1.03 | 0.32 | 1.88 | 0.19 | ns | ||||
| Whole gut (SI+LI+C) | |||||||||
| Mass | 11.4 | 0.004 | 0.34 | 0.57 | 6.57 | 0.02 | |||
| Length | 7.25 | 0.02 | 1.87 | 0.19 | 14.4 | 0.001 | |||
| Reproductive organs | 217.9 | <0.001 | 7.40 | 0.02 | ns | ||||
| Thyroid | 0.13 | 0.72 | 0.05 | 0.83 | 5.59 | 0.03 | |||
| Spleen | 0.03 | 0.85 | 0.50 | 0.49 | ns | ||||
| Pancreas | 3.41 | 0.08 | 0.31 | 0.59 | ns | ||||
| Liver | 10.3 | 0.01 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 35.1 | <0.001 | |||
| Kidneys | 3.40 | 0.08 | 0.24 | 0.63 | 30.4 | <0.001 | |||
| Heart | 1.19 | 0.29 | 0.86 | 0.37 | 12.1 | 0.003 | |||
| Lungs | 3.81 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.98 | ns | ||||
| Tail | 3.88 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.74 | 5.42 | 0.03 | |||
| Pelage | 6.51 | 0.02 | 0.19 | 0.67 | 6.99 | 0.02 | |||
| Carcass | 26.5 | <0.001 | 2.55 | 0.13 | 70.5 | <0.001 | |||
Reproductive organs were the only tissue to have a significant interaction for sex*pp, the result was F=4.94, P=0.04.
Values in bold indicate significant differences.
ns, not significant.
GLM, general linear model.