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Table 2 Pearson correlations between MSPs 1–3 as well as the principal component (PC) extracted from MSPs 1–3 and spermatophore mass and eupyrene sperm number

From: Young male mating success is associated with sperm number but not with male sex pheromone titres

a) Control

MSP 1

MSP 2

MSP 3

PC MSP

Spermatophore mass

0.4896

0.1984

0.5018

0.4692

 

P < 0.001

P = 0.090

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

Sperm number

0.2019

0.1680

0.1172

0.1850

 

P = 0.084

P = 0.152

P = 0.320

P = 0.115

b) Blocked

Spermatophore mass

0.3106

0.1349

0.2946

0.3001

 

P = 0.007

P = 0.252

P = 0.011

P = 0.009

Sperm number

0.2573

0.1284

0.2962

0.2761

 

P = 0.027

P = 0.275

P = 0.010

P = 0.017

  1. Given are correlation coefficients and p-values. Data are presented separately for control and olfaction-blocked females. Significant P-values are given in bold