Results of a three-way ANOVA to test for the effect of the treatment(dilute vs medium vs concentrated solution), the day that the measures were done (Monday to Friday) and the manipulation of brood item number (150 vs 300 brood items) on the volume of sucrose solution ingested per colony
| Source of variation . | Mean squares . | d.f. . | F . | P . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between colonies | ||||
| Treatment (sucrose concentration) | 0.117 | 2 | 272.64 | 0.001 |
| Brood manipulation | 0.017 | 1 | 39.08 | 0.001 |
| Treatment × Brood manipulation | 0.005 | 2 | 10.74 | 0.001 |
| Within colonies | ||||
| Day | 0.014 | 4 | 168.89 | 0.001 |
| Day × treatment | 0.020 | 8 | 249.58 | 0.001 |
| Day × brood manipulation | 0.000 | 4 | 0.70 | 0.591 |
| Day × treatment × brood manipulation | 0.001 | 8 | 7.70 | 0.001 |
| Source of variation . | Mean squares . | d.f. . | F . | P . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between colonies | ||||
| Treatment (sucrose concentration) | 0.117 | 2 | 272.64 | 0.001 |
| Brood manipulation | 0.017 | 1 | 39.08 | 0.001 |
| Treatment × Brood manipulation | 0.005 | 2 | 10.74 | 0.001 |
| Within colonies | ||||
| Day | 0.014 | 4 | 168.89 | 0.001 |
| Day × treatment | 0.020 | 8 | 249.58 | 0.001 |
| Day × brood manipulation | 0.000 | 4 | 0.70 | 0.591 |
| Day × treatment × brood manipulation | 0.001 | 8 | 7.70 | 0.001 |