MOMENTS OF INERTIA ARE RELATED TO SPECIES RICHNESS IN RED MILLIPEDES 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/10.2022-84613577/UIJIR

Affiliation:

University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

ABSTRACT

The correlation coefficients between moments of inertia and mean species richness were calculated in the red millipedes Centrobolus. Moments of inertia were correlated against species richness within 3.6-degree classes from -17° S to -35° S. Moments of inertia are related to mean species richness (r=0.66837694, Z score=2.13724796, n=10, p=0.01628886). Female moments of inertia were marginally related to mean species richness (r=0.74619827, Z score=1.36375647, n=5, p=0.08632217). Male moments of inertia were marginally related to mean species richness (r=0.78060074, Z score=1.48054929, n=5, p=0.06936339). Moments of inertia (10.4524±3.829) with high species richness (14.5 species) were different from moments of inertia (4.4±3.4436) with low species richness (2 species) (T=2.5897, p=0.03556, d=1.63, df=7.0925).

Key words: Inertia, Species, Millipedes