Table 2

Inter-correlations between egg compounds.



Early
Late


N
Lipid
Protein
Glycogen
Protein
Lipid
Glycogen
Lipid
Protein
Glycogen
Protein
Lipid
Glycogen

Banana
29
*** - 0.69
*** - 0.60
- 0.15
*** - 0.62
- 0.35
*** - 0.47
Lipid
18
*** - 0.82
* - 0.55
-0.01
*** - 0.96
*** - 0.76
* + 0.56
MV
30
*** - 0.60
*** - 0.64
- 0.20
*** - 0.87
* - 0.57
-0.12
Sugar
30
*** - 0.64
** - 0.56
- 0.23
*** - 0.84
*** - 0.63
+ 0.14
Yeast
29
*** - 0.56
- 0.33
*** - 0.53
*** - 0.80
*** - 0.76
+ 0.23



Carbohydrates
Protein
Carbohydrates
Lipid
Carbohydrates
Glycogen
Carbohydrates
Protein
Carbohydrates
Lipid
Carbohydrates
Glycogen

Banana
29
+ 0.04
- 0.32
+ 0.13
+ 0.01
* - 0.37
+ 0.21
Lipid
18
- 0.35
+ 0.27
+ 0.04
* - 0.47
+ 0.43
+ 0.26
MV
30
** - 0.53
+ 0.19
+ 0.35
+ 0.08
- 0.23
+ 0.05
Sugar
30
+ 0.21
- 0.35
- 0.18
+ 0.31
**- 0.57
- 0.04
Yeast
29
* - 0.45
- 0.04
+ 0.12
*** - 0.60
+ 0.26
*** + 0.61

Inter-correlations between Bicyclus anynana egg compounds per dry weight in relation to adult feeding treatment and time. Early: Eggs from days 3–4 of adult life; late: eggs from days 16–17. Given are the correlation coefficients. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001.

Geister et al. Frontiers in Zoology 2008 5:10   doi:10.1186/1742-9994-5-10