Table 3.
Spatial associations and shared paternity associations among males of different mating strategies during the first reproductive bout of the season
| O vs. O | O vs. B | O vs. Y | B vs. B | B vs. Y | Y vs. Y | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spatial associations | ||||||
| Observed | 15 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 45 | 32 |
| Expected | 11.7 | 38.2 | 35.1 | 29.5 | 55.1 | 24.6 |
| P-value | >0.05 | >0.05 | >0.05 | >0.05 | 0.044* | 0.021* |
| Shared paternity associations | ||||||
| Observed | 7 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 16 |
| Expected | 9.6 | 19.5 | 18.0 | 7.1 | 20.8 | 12.9 |
| P-value | >0.05 | >0.05 | 0.046* | >0.05 | 0.014* | >0.05 |
In both tests expected values are estimated from 1,000 randomizations of the data; significant deviations from random (P < 0.05) are indicated by an asterisk. Shared paternity associations are estimated from the kinship paternity data.