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Table 3 Summarized results of linear mixed-effects models (lme) for all individuals

From: Body coloration as a dynamic signal during intrasexual communication in a cichlid fish

Dependent variable

Explanatory variable

χ2

p

RCA before

display x dominance

6.976

0.008

LC before

display x dominance

5.010

0.025

  1. Family and trial ID were included as random factor in each model. x describes an interaction term. During stepwise model reduction, degrees of freedom always differed by one. Significant results are printed in bold (p < 0.05)
  2. LC Lab-chromaticity, RCA relative colored area