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 colony influence (ants isolated from the colony of not) on the volume of sucrose solution ingested per individual
| Source of variation . | Mean squares . | d.f. . | F . | P . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between colonies | ||||
| Treatment (sucrose concentration) | 2.894 | 2 | 134.28 | 0.001 |
| Colony influence (ants isolated or not) | 0.025 | 1 | 1.17 | 0.280 |
| Treatment × colony influence | 0.281 | 2 | 13.04 | 0.001 |
| Within colonies | ||||
| Day | 0.625 | 4 | 30.14 | 0.001 |
| Day × treatment | 0.369 | 8 | 17.80 | 0.001 |
| Day × colony influence | 0.109 | 4 | 5.24 | 0.001 |
| Day × treatment × colony influence | 0.029 | 8 | 1.38 | 0.202 |
| Source of variation . | Mean squares . | d.f. . | F . | P . |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Between colonies | ||||
| Treatment (sucrose concentration) | 2.894 | 2 | 134.28 | 0.001 |
| Colony influence (ants isolated or not) | 0.025 | 1 | 1.17 | 0.280 |
| Treatment × colony influence | 0.281 | 2 | 13.04 | 0.001 |
| Within colonies | ||||
| Day | 0.625 | 4 | 30.14 | 0.001 |
| Day × treatment | 0.369 | 8 | 17.80 | 0.001 |
| Day × colony influence | 0.109 | 4 | 5.24 | 0.001 |
| Day × treatment × colony influence | 0.029 | 8 | 1.38 | 0.202 |