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Table 2 Results of a linear mixed model for the effects of temperature, sex, body mass, on plasma IgA, IgY and IgM activities in wild Asian Short-toed Larks (Calandrella cheleensis) captured in Hulun Lake Nature Reserve, Inner Mongolia, China

From: Mild spring temperature rising affects the anti-oxidation and immune functions of Asian Short-toed Larks

Response variableExplanatory variableFP
IgATemperature10.948< 0.001
Sex0.0090.924
Body mass0.9270.403
Temperature × sex0.0000.997
Temperature × body mass0.9580.391
Sex × body mass0.5150.600
IgYTemperature40.853< 0.001
Sex0.6350.429
Body mass0.6030.551
Temperature × sex0.1040.748
Temperature × body mass0.1920.826
Sex × body mass1.0450.359
IgMTemperature17.386< 0.001
Sex2.4710.123
Body mass1.3810.261
Temperature × sex0.0970.757
Temperature × body mass0.2530.777
Sex × body mass0.1980.821
  1. P values in italics indicate that the explanatory variables significantly influence the response variables