Physiological, morphological and ecological traits drive desiccation resistance in north temperate dung beetles

BMC Zoology

Table 1 Associations among physiological, reproductive and morphological traits

GLMER (sample size = 80, species = 8)
DR ~ NS * log BM + WLR + WLT + random factor (species), distribution = Binomial
AIC = 506.3
Variance explained = 0.89
	Estimate ± SE	z value	p
Intercept	-0.796 ± 0.287	-2.777	**
Rollers	3.081 ± 1.181	2.614	**
Tunnelers	0.680 ± 0.285	2.380	*
Log BM	-0.155 ± 0.068	-2.292	*
WLR	-71.831 ± 5.372	-13.355	***
WLT	0.005 ± 0.001	3.558	***
Rollers * log Body mass	0.785 ± 0.308	2.554	*
Tunnelers * log Body mass	0.156 ± 0.069	2.245	*

DR Desiccation Resistance is related to WLR Water Loss Rate, WLT Water Loss Tolerance, BM Body Mass, and NS Nesting Strategy. Fractional water content is not shown in the model because it was not significant. SE Standard Error. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; ** p < 0.001

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