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Table 4 The correlation matrix for the six male traits

From: Comparison of male reproductive success in malaria-refractory and susceptible strains of Anopheles gambiae

Male trait

emerge

wing

p.insem

p.motile

p.ovip

eggs/batch

emerge

***

-0.06

0.48

0.07

0.06

-0.18

wing

0.821

***

0.21

0.40

0.47

0.53

p.insem

0.062

0.436

***

0.31

0.48

0.11

p.motile

0.797

0.121

0.247

***

0.61

-0.01

p.ovip

0.812

0.068

0.057

0.012

***

0.35

eggs/batch

0.510

0.035

0.687

0.965

0.188

***

  1. Block effects were removed by standardizing the male traits to z-scores within each block. The six male traits include the mean age of emergence (emerge), the mean wing length (wing), the proportion of inseminated females (p.insem), the proportion of females with motile sperm in their spermathecae 14 days after mating (p.motile), the proportion of ovipositing females (p.ovip), and the mean number of eggs per batch (eggs/batch). The correlations are calculated across the two blocks (n = 16 male cages). The Pearson's correlation coefficient and its p-value are shown above and below the diagonal, respectively. Significant correlations and p-values are shown in bold.