Table 1 Logistic regression analyses. The effects of experimental factors and their interactions on cannibalism rate in Anopheles gambiae (s.s.) and An. stephensi were tested separately for each species
Model | Null variance | df | Residual variance | df | AIC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
An. gambiae (s.s.) | ||||||
Model 1 | (stage) + (density) + (time) + (older larva) | 489.85 | 355 | 433.54 | 349 | 741.24 |
Model 2 | (stage) + (density) + (older larva) | 489.85 | 355 | 478.33 | 350 | 784.02 |
Model 3 | [(stage × density) + (time) + (older larva)] | 489.85 | 355 | 406.91 | 347 | 718.61 |
Model 4 | [(density) + (time) + (stage × older larva)] | 489.85 | 355 | 395.91 | 348 | 705.61 |
Model 5 | [(stage × density) + (time) + (stage × older larva)] | 489.85 | 355 | 371.31 | 346 | 685.01 |
Model 6 | [(stage × density) + (stage × older larva)] | 489.85 | 355 | 417.67 | 347 | 729.04 |
An. stephensi | ||||||
Model 1 | (stage) + (density) + (time) + (older larva) | 208.68 | 355 | 185.67 | 349 | 304.63 |
Model 2 | (stage) + (density) + (older larva) | 208.68 | 355 | 206.06 | 350 | 323.02 |
Model 3 | [(stage × density) + (time) + (older larva)] | 208.68 | 355 | 179.65 | 347 | 302.61 |
Model 4 | [(density) + (time) + (stage × older larva)] | 208.68 | 355 | 169.58 | 348 | 290.53 |
Model 5 | [(stage × density) + (time) + (stage × older larva)] | 208.68 | 355 | 163.32 | 346 | 288.28 |
Model 6 | [(stage × density) + (stage × older larva)] | 208.68 | 355 | 183.95 | 347 | 306.91 |