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Table 2 The effect of treatments on development and body mass of individuals at two life stages in the two studied species. Results are based on General Linear Models. Significant differences are highlighted in bold

From: Exposure to Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis affects chemical defences in two anuran amphibians, Rana dalmatina and Bufo bufo

Species

Life stage

Dependent variables

Explanatory variables

B

SE

df

F

P

Rana dalmatina

Tadpoles

Development stage

Treatment

  

2, 50

0.36

0.70

Body mass

Development stage

0.06

0.01

1, 51

44.51

 < 0.001

Treatment

  

2, 49

0.84

0.44

Treatment × development stage

  

2, 47

1.49

0.24

Froglets

Length of larval development

Treatment

    

0.95*

Body mass

Length of larval development

− 1.63

1.61

1, 49

1.02

0.31

Treatment

  

2, 48

3.13

0.05

Treatment × length of larval development

  

2, 45

0.89

0.42

Bufo bufo

Tadpoles

Development stage

Treatment

  

2, 50

1.07

0.35

Body mass

Development stage

26.02

4.06

1, 51

41.11

 < 0.001

Treatment

  

2, 49

0.25

0.78

Treatment × development stage

  

2, 47

0.88

0.42

Toadlets

Length of larval development

Treatment

  

2, 35

0.03

0.97

Body mass

Length of larval development

− 0.19

0.01

1, 36

9.87

0.003

Treatment

  

2, 34

0.95

0.40

Treatment × length of larval development

  

2, 32

0.92

0.41

  1. *Result based on Kruskal–Wallis test