Sentence examples for effect on contest from inspiring English sources

Only 24 of the 47 males (51.1%) who won aggressive contests scored higher than their rival on PC2 (binomial p = 1.000), and the magnitude of the difference in PC2 between males had no effect on contest outcome (χ2 = 0.365, p = 0.546, Nagelkerke R2 = 0.010).

The numbers of previous contests experienced by focus fish and by opponent fish had no effect on contest outcome and were removed from the model.

Neither sex nor body size had a significant effect on contest duration when both settled and tied contests were included in a Cox regression (β sex) = 0.71 for males compared to females, z = 1.54, p = 0.12; β(RSD) = 5.83, z = 1.16, p = 0.25; interaction sex and RSD: LRT, χ = 0.71, df = 1, p = 0.398).

Here, we manipulated both age and social experience of male burying beetles (N. vespilloides) to investigate their effects on contest behavior, contest outcome, and winner loser effects.

We independently manipulated age and social experience of focal male beetles used in our experiment, and investigated their effects on contest behavior and outcome using a 2×2 factorial design.

As residual reproductive value is likely to influence contest behavior via effects on motivation rather than fighting ability, these studies provide further, albeit indirect, evidence that age effects on contest behavior that result from variation in residual reproductive value may be weak when fighting ability plays a prominent role in determining contest outcome.

But the broader effect on the contest is less clear, particularly if the Republican field remains fractured.

Mr. Lazio's decision should have no effect on the contest to succeed him as the representative from the Second Congressional District, in Suffolk County.

A charged-down kick also had a significant effect on the contest, Waldrom showing good skills to touch down after Mitch Lees had blocked Ben Botica's attempted clearance.

Our results show that not only was there no difference between young and old males in their ability to win a contest (i.e. no effect of age on contest outcome), but there was also no effect of male age on male motivation to win a contest (i.e. no effect of age on contest behavior).

In fact, vice-presidential debates rarely have much of an effect on presidential contests, except in cases of memorable gaffes.