Table 2. Repeated measures ANCOVA for water-loss rates from A. vulgare. Order refers to the order in which respirometry measurements were performed.
Factor SS df MS F P
Intercept 3.038 1 3.04 33.743 <0.0001
Initial Mass 3.96 1 3.96 44.026 <0.0001
Sex 0.43 1 0.43 4.781 <0.0001
Order 0.044 1 0.044 0.489 0.49
Sex*Order 0.28 1 0.28 3.069 0.093
Error 2.16 24 0.09
Repeat 0.09 1 0.092 2.131 0.16
Repeat*Initial Mass 0.28 1 0.28 6.574 0.017
Repeat*Sex 0.017 1 0.017 0.396 0.054
Repeat*Order 0.078 1 0.078 1.799 0.19
Repeat*Sex*Order 0.21 1 0.21 4.927 0.036
Error 1.04 24 0.043