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Table 6 Statistical analysis of whether variation in asexual traits associates with variation in replication rate

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

Full model

Replication rate ~ G + PHZ + burst size + cycle duration + normo.invasion + retic.invasion + G: PHZ + G: burst size + G: cycle duration + G: normo.invasion + G: retic.invasion

Minimal model

Replication rate ~ G + burst size

Non-significant terms removed from model

 G: cycle duration

F(3,28) = 0.29, p = 0.833

 G: retic.invasion

F(6,31) = 0.40, p = 0.871

 G: PHZ

F(9,34) = 0.63, p = 0.762

 G: normo.invasion

F(12,37) = 0.68, p = 0.756

 G: burst size

F(15,40) = 0.90, p = 0.576

 PHZ

F(1,44) = 0.44, p = 0.509

 Cycle duration

F(2,42) = 0.39, p = 0.680

 Retic.invasion

F(3,43) = 0.45, p = 0.718

 Normo.invasion

F(4,44) = 1.66, p = 0.178

Significant terms

 Burst size

F(5,45) = 2.50, p = 0.046*

 Genotype

F(7,47) = 5.78, p < 0.001*

  1. Significant values are marked with an *. G stands for genotype, ‘normo’ for normocyte, and ‘retic’ for reticulocyte, and PHZ for phenylhydrazine treatment