Table 1 Kruskal-Wallis results for subspecific differences in abundance of hydrocarbon classes in the CHC profile of honey bee workers. Chi2 - \(\:{\chi\:}^{2}\); DF- degrees of freedom
From: Deciphering the variation in cuticular hydrocarbon profiles of six European honey bee subspecies
Chi2 | Df | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Foragers | ||||
Alkanes | 16.260 | 5 | 0.006 | |
Alkenes | 8.377 | 5 | 0.137 | |
Alkadienes | 29.250 | 5 | < 0.001 | |
Methyl alkanes | 40.565 | 5 | < 0.001 | |
Nurses | ||||
Alkanes | 14.658 | 5 | 0.012 | |
Alkenes | 7.759 | 5 | 0.17 | |
Alkadienes | 31.233 | 5 | < 0.001 | |
Methyl alkanes | 13.154 | 5 | 0.022 | |