DOES (PREDICTED) MASS CORRELATE WITH MATING FREQUENCIES IN CENTROBOLUS COOK, 1897?

Author Name: Mark Cooper

Volume/Issue: 03/04

Country: South Africa

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/09.2022-18461239/UIJIR

Affiliation:

University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

ABSTRACT

Mass and mating frequencies were checked for correlations in the red millipede genus Centrobolus. There was a significant relationship between male and female mass with mating frequencies (r=0.55, Z score=2.06, n=14, p=0.02). This suggests the pattern of mating frequencies was positively associated with male and female mass.

Key words: Correlate, Mating, Centrobolus