BMC Ecology and Evolution

Table 2 Pearson correlation coefficients for the relationship between sperm velocity and offspring fitness traits.

From: Genetic and potential non-genetic benefits increase offspring fitness of polyandrous females in non-resource based mating system

Trait	VSL		VAP		VCL
	r	p	r	p	r	p
mortality	- 0.418	0.001	- 0.422	0.001	- 0.416	0.001
body mass	- 0.244	0.128	- 0.268	0.095	- 0.292	0.067
total length	- 0.096	0.555	- 0.120	0.461	- 0.122	0.454
yolk volume	- 0.099	0.544	- 0.130	0.422	- 0.153	0.344

Statistically significant p-values are indicated with boldface. VSL: straight line velocity, VAP: average path velocity: VCL: curvilinear velocity.

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