Table 3 Results of several analyses of covariance to test the effect of latitude and longitude on nest parameters for all of the nest and after it was separated into the outer nest and the cup lining

570.31 (< 0.001)

41.54 (< 0.001)

37.38 (< 0.001)

36.82 (< 0.001)

48.9

2.98 (0.085)

5.87 (0.016)

3.80 (0.052)

3.95 (0.047)

4.1

316.35 (< 0.001)

13.09 (< 0.001)

7.48 (0.006)

7.23 (0.007)

35.3

288.87 (< 0.001)

1.27 (0.261)

3.43 (0.065)

3.64 (0.057)

32.9

20.40 (< 0.001)

9.11 (0.003)

6.84 (0.009)

6.58 (0.011)

5.9

10.01 (0.002)

15.10 (< 0.001)

14.91 (< 0.001)

14.24 (< 0.001)

7.3

67.27 (< 0.001)

30.82 (< 0.001)

30.87 (< 0.001)

31.50 (< 0.001)

15.4

35.59 (< 0.001)

1.23 (0.268)

1.01 (0.315)

1.02 (0.312)

5.8