Support for the reproductive ground plan hypothesis of social evolution and major QTL for ovary traits of Africanized worker honey bees (Apis melliferaL.)

Table 1 Correlations* among ovary variables in ABC3 (n = 88, above diagonal) and ABC5 (n = 344, below diagonal)

	Minimum ovary size	Maximum ovary size	Average ovary size	Difference in ovary size	Relative difference	Ratio of ovary size
Minimum ovary size	---	R_S = 0.95, p < 0.001	R_S = 0.98, p < 0.001	R_S = 0.03, p = 0.763	R_p = -0.41, p < 0.001	R_p = 0.41, p < 0.001
Maximum ovary size	R_S = 0.80, p < 0.001	---	R_S = 0.99, p < 0.001	R_S = 0.31, p = 0.003	R_S = -0.14, p = 0.190	R_S = 0.14, p = 0.190
Average ovary size	R_S = 0.94, p < 0.001	R_S = 0.95, p < 0.001	---	R_S = 0.19, p = 0.080	R_S = -0.26, p = 0.013	R_S = 0.26, p = 0.013
Difference in ovary	R_S = -0.20, p < 0.001	R_S = 0.35, p < 0.001	R_S = 0.09, p = 0.104	---	R_S = 0.85, p < 0.001	R_S = -0.85, p < 0.001
Relative difference	R_S = -0.50, p < 0.001	R_S = 0.04, p = 0.465	R_S = -0.23, p < 0.001	R_S = 0.94, p < 0.001	---	R_S = -1.0, p < 0.001
Ratio of ovary size	R_S = 0.50, p < 0.001	R_p = -0.04, p = 0.465	R_S = 0.23, p < 0.001	R_S = -0.94, p < 0.001	R_S = -1.0, p < 0.001	---
Ovary activation	R_S = -0.23, p < 0.001	R_S = -0.25, p < 0.001	R_S = -0.26, p < 0.001	R_S = -0.03, p = 0.630	R_S = 0.04, p = 0.520	R_S = -0.04, p = 0.520

* Spearman's correlations (R_S) were used. For explanation of variables, see "Methods" in main text.

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