Summary of two-way ANOVA analyses associated with Figures 1 and 3, including F- and P-statistics associated with the main effects of photoperiod and age, and their interaction, on testis length, fat score, and the expression of DIO2, DIO3, FSHβ, LHβ, PRL, GH, and OPN5E
| Photoperiod | Age | Photoperiod:age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Testis length | F(1,15) = 198.46, p = 4.69 × 10−10*** | F(1,15) = 112.75, p = 2.26 × 10−8*** | F(1,15) = 81.17, p = 1.94 × 10−7*** |
| Fat score | F(1,16) = 9.23, p = 7.83 × 10−3** | F(1,16) = 6.15, p = 2.46 × 10−2* | F(1,16) = 0.00, p = 1.00 n.s. |
| DIO2 | F(1,16) = 0.77, p = 3.94 × 10−1 n.s. | F(1,16) = 6.94, p = 1.81 × 10−2* | F(1,16) = 22.12, p = 2.4 × 10−4*** |
| DIO3 | F(1,17) = 10.78, p = 4.38 × 10−3** | F(1,17) = 13.40, p = 1.94 × 10−3** | F(1,17) = 15.30, p = 1.12 × 10−3** |
| FSHβ | F(1,17) = 17.69, p = 5.95 × 10−4*** | F(1,17) = 29.54, p = 4.45 × 10−5*** | F(1,17) = 0.83, p = 3.75 × 10−1 n.s. |
| LHβ | F(1,17) = 9.47, p = 6.83 × 10−3** | F(1,17) = 74.37, p = 1.29 × 10−7*** | F(1,17) = 4.68, p = 4.51 × 10−2* |
| PRL | F(1,17) = 9.27, p = 7.34 × 10−3** | F(1,17) = 14.64, p = 1.35 × 10−3** | F(1,17) = 1.92, p = 1.83 × 10−1 n.s. |
| GH | F(1,16) = 3.46, p = 8.14 × 10−2 n.s. | F(1,16) = 21.48, p = 2.75 × 10−4*** | F(1,16) = 5.67, p = 3.00 × 10−2* |
| OPN5 | F(1,16) = 17.01, p = 7.96 × 10−4*** | F(1,16) = 24.79, p = 1.36 × 10−4*** | F(1,16) = 0.05, p = 8.21 × 10−1 n.s. |
Additional data relating to these analyses are provided in Extended Data Tables 2-1–2-3.
Nonsignificant p-values are indicated by “n.s.,” p-values <0.05 are indicated by “*,” <0.01 by “**,” and <0.001 by “***.”