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Table 1 Frequency of aggressive stinging observed in workers from reciprocal crosses of EHBs and AHBs.

From: Examining parent-of-origin effects on transcription and RNA methylation in mediating aggressive behavior in honey bees (Apis mellifera)

Block

Colony

% of individuals with EHB mother observed stinging

% of individuals with AHB mother observed stinging

χ2 test p-value

A

1

12.62%

0.00%

\(3.77\cdot {10}^{-13}\)

2

2.43%

7.89%

\(0.0098\)

B

3

1.11%

15.77%

\(2.03\cdot {10}^{-8}\)

4

4.39%

5.00%

\(0.8324\)

Combined

Average

% of individuals with EHB mother observed stinging

SD

Average

% of individuals with AHB mother observed stinging

SD

Logistic regression

p-value

5.17%

5.14%

7.17%

6.60%

0.8685