MATING FREQUENCY IS RELATED TO SURFACE AREA AND SURFACE-AREATO- VOLUME RATIOS IN CENTROBOLUS COOK, 1897
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2022-11
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Abstract
Abstract - I tested for relationships between male and female
surface-area-to-volume ratios and mating frequency in red
millipedes Centrobolus. Surface-area-to-volume ratios were
related to mating frequency (r=-0.91, Z score=-5.61, n=16,
p<0.01). Male surface-area-to-volume ratios appeared related to
male mating frequencies (r=-0.93, Z score=-3.73, n=8, p<0.01).
Female surface- area-to-volume ratios appeared related to female
mating frequencies (r=-0.93, Z score=-3.63, n=8, p<0.01). There
was a relationship between surface-area-to-volume ratios and
mating frequencies when the sexes were pooled (r=-0.91, Z
score=-5.61, n=16, p<0.01). There was no relationship between
surface area-to-volume ratios and mating frequencies in C.
inscriptus (r=0.21, Z score=0.48, n=8, p=0.32) or C. anulatus (r=-
0.20, Z score=-0.45, n=8, p=0.33). Surface areas were not related
to mating frequencies (r=0.12, Z score=0.44, n=16, p=0.33).
Surface areas were related to mating frequencies in males
(r=0.93, Z score=3.73, n=8, p<0.01). Surface areas were related
to mating frequencies in females (r=-0.93, Z score=-3.63, n=8,
p<0.01). There was no relationship between surface area-tovolume
ratios and mating frequencies in C. anulatus (r=-0.20, Z
score=-0.45, n=8, p=0.33) or C. inscriptus (r=-0.21, Z score=-0.48,
n=8, p=0.32).
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CITATION: COOPER, M., I., 2022. MATING FREQUENCY IS RELATED TO SURFACE AREA AND SURFACE-AREATO-VOLUME RATIOS IN CENTROBOLUS COOK, 1897. nternational Journal of Engineering Science Invention Research & Development IX(5):7 Pages
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Keywords
Mating, Centrobolus, Mating frequencies
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COOPER, M., I., 2022. MATING FREQUENCY IS RELATED TO SURFACE AREA AND SURFACE-AREATO-VOLUME RATIOS IN CENTROBOLUS COOK, 1897. nternational Journal of Engineering Science Invention Research & Development IX(5):7 Pages