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Table 3 Coefficients of correlation between shell size traits and spermathecal traits of Cepaea vindobonensis

From: Intraspecific morphological variation of the sperm storing organ in two hermaphroditic land snail species

 

D

H

Ntub

F.Ch

M.T.

LAT.t

TOT.t

D

1.00

      

H

0.75*

1.00

     

Ntub

0.17

0.09

1.00

    

F.Ch

0.17

0.10

− 0.03

1.00

   

M.T.

0.18

0.10

− 0.05

0.98*

1.00

  

LAT.t

0.19*

0.11

0.69*

0.11

0.10

1.00

 

TOT.t

0.24*

0.13

0.56*

0.62*

0.63*

0.77*

1.00

  1. D, shell diameter; H, shell height; Ntub, number of spermathecal tubules; F.Ch., length of the fertilization chamber; M.T., length of the main tubule; LAT.t, the cumulative length of lateral tubules; TOT.t, the cumulative length of all tubules
  2. Marked correlations (*) are significant at p < 0.05
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Journal of Biological Research-Thessaloniki

ISSN: 2241-5793

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