See anova.glm for details. In brief, specifying a single object, results in the display of a sequential analysis of deviance table for that model. Specifying several objects, a table indicating the results of the likelihood ratio tests between successive models is displayed. The models must be nested and fit to the same data set. One can mix a formula method model with a glm model, but not more than one comparison between a pair of such models at a time.
References
Ho, Y. H., Landy. M. S. and Maloney, L. T. (2008). Conjoint measurement of gloss and surface texture. Psychological Science, 19, 196--204.