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Table 1 Results of the two-way PERMANOVAs performed on the numbers of each experimental crab species feeding at the two study sites during different times of the day

From: Interference competition as a key determinant for spatial distribution of mangrove crabs

Source

DF

M. tetragonum

N. malabaricum

N. asiaticum

N. smithi

MS

P-F

P

MS

P-F

P

MS

P-F

P

MS

P-F

P

Site (Si)

1

4.88

17.97

< 0.001

32.64

79.39

< 0.001

61.63

96.89

< 0.001

69.24

96.96

< 0.001

Daytime (Dt)

2

0.40

1.48

0.24

0.16

0.40

0.67

0.33

0.52

0.59

0.12

0.17

0.85

Si × Dt

2

1.09

4.03

0.02

0.92

2.23

0.11

0.70

1.09

0.25

0.36

0.36

0.70

RES

84

0.27

  

0.41

  

0.64

  

0.71

  

TOT

89

   

89

  

89

  

89

  
  1. For each test and each factor (RES residuals), DF the degrees of freedom, MS mean square, P-F values of Pseudo-F statistic, P the probability level, are shown