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Table 4 Results of Egger’s regression and trim-and-fill analysis of residuals from the meta-analytic model (residuals generated in MCMCglmm)

From: Effects of immune challenge on expression of life-history and immune trait expression in sexually reproducing metazoans—a meta-analysis

 

Egger’s regression

Trim and fill

Model

Est.

SE

t-value (d.f.)

P value

Missing studies

SE

P value

    

LO

RO

LO

RO

LO

RO

Survival

 Phylo

− 0.320

0.210

− 1.525 (50)

0.134

4

3

4.535

2.828

0.063

 Non-phylo

− 0.309

0.210

− 1.471 (49)

0.148

4

3

4.559

2.828

0.063

Reproduction

 Phylo

0.088

0.263

0.335 (78)

0.738

2

0

5.413

1.414

0.500

 Non-phylo

0.125

0.266

0.471 (78)

0.639

1

0

5.357

1.414

0.500

Immune trait exp.

 Phylo

0.908

0.052

1.731 (52)

0.089

9

0

4.849

1.414

0.500

 Non-phylo

0.931

0.523

1.771 (52)

0.082

11

0

4.854

1.414

0.500

Morphology

 Phylo

0.754

0.397

1.874 (29)

0.068

5

1

3.707

2.000

0.250

 Non-phylo

0.803

0.407

1.974 (29)

0.058

4

2

3.681

2.450

0.125

Development time

 Phylo

− 0.113

1.421

− 0.079 (16)

0.938

0

0

2.669

1.414

0.500

 Non-phylo

0.203

1.490

0.136 (16)

0.893

2

1

0.035

2.000

0.250