Plasticity and genetic variation in traits underpinning asexual replication of the rodent malaria parasite, Plasmodium chabaudi

Table 1 Statistical analysis of RBC density and reticulocyte proportion, both on the day before infection (− 1 PI) and during infections (dynamics)

	RBC density
Day − 1 PI	G by PHZ	F(3,51) = 2.01, p = 0.125
	G	F(3,54) = 1.62, p = 0.196
	PHZ	F(1,52) = 27.72, p < 0.001*
Dynamics	G by PHZ by Day	χ²(3,18) = 3.67, p = 0.300
	G by PHZ	χ²(3,15) = 3.85, p = 0.278
	G by Day	χ²(6,15) = 8.11, p = 0.230
	Day by PHZ	χ²(1,15) = 22.64, p < 0.001*
	G	χ²(3,9) = 3.90, p = 0.272
	Proportion of reticulocytes
Day − 1 PI	G by PHZ	F(3,51) = 1.88, p = 0.146
	G	F(3,54) = 0.74, p = 0.534
	PHZ	F(4,55) = 22.75, p < 0.001*
Dynamics	G by PHZ by Day	χ²(3,18) = 6.82, p = 0.078
	G by PHZ	χ²(3,15) = 4.42, p = 0.220
	Day by PHZ	χ²(4,15) = 25.07, p < 0.001*
	G by Day	χ²(6,15) = 27.36, p < 0.001*

Significant terms (p < 0.05), not eliminated from the model, are marked with an *. G stands for genotype, PHZ for phenylhydrazine treatment, day for day post-infection

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