Table 4. Correlations between body size categories for the three data sets.

	Palaeotropics
Body size categories a	A		B		C		D		E		F		G		H
	r	p	r	p	r	p	r	p	r	p	r	p	r	p	r	p
A	1		−0.648b	<0.001	−0.173	0.168	−0.457	<0.001	−0.203	0.105	−0.638	<0.001	0.634	<0.001	-0.121	0.338
B	−0.648	<0.001	1		−0.195	0.120	0.307	0.013	−0.108	0.392	0.354	0.004	−0.738	<0.001	-0.175	0.162
C	−0.173	0.168	−0.195	0.120	1		−0.319	0.010	0.129	0.307	−0.253	0.042	−0.098	0.438	-0.153	0.223
D	−0.457	<0.001	0.307	0.013	−0.319	0.010	1		−0.443	<0.001	0.450	<0.001	−0.247	0.047	-0.323	0.009
E	−0.203	0.105	−0.108	0.392	0.129	0.307	−0.443	<0.001	1		0.144	0.253	−0.095	0.449	0.479	<0.001
F	−0.638	<0.001	0.354	0.004	−0.253	0.042	0.450	<0.001	0.144	0.253	1		−0.479	<0.001	0.167	0.183
G	0.634	<0.001	−0.738	<0.001	−0.098	0.438	−0.247	0.047	−0.095	0.449	−0.479	<0.001	1		0.069	0.582
H	−0.121	0.338	−0.175	0.162	−0.153	0.223	−0.323	0.009	0.479	<0.001	0.167	0.183	0.069	0.582	1
	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
	r	p	r	p	r	p	r	P	r	p	r	p	r	p	r	p
A	1		−0.180	0.36	−0.298	0.123	−0.505	0.006	−0.316	0.101	−0.458	0.014	n.a.	n.a.	-0.096	0.625
B	−0.180	0.360	1		0.006	0.974	−0.214	0.275	−0.229	0.241	−0.581	0.001	n.a.	n.a.	-0.241	0.216
C	−0.298	0.123	0.006	0.974	1		−0.302	0.119	−0.172	0.381	−0.048	0.809	n.a.	n.a.	-0.321	0.096
D	−0.505	0.006	−0.214	0.275	−0.302	0.119	1		0.059	0.764	0.462	0.013	n.a.	n.a.	-0.063	0.752
E	−0.316	0.101	−0.229	0.241	−0.172	0.381	0.059	0.764	1		0.472	0.011	n.a.	n.a.	0.235	0.228
F	−0.458	0.014	−0.581	0.001	−0.048	0.809	0.462	0.013	0.472	0.011	1		n.a.	n.a.	0.147	0.455
G	n.a.c	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
H	−0.096	0.625	−0.241	0.216	−0.321	0.096	−0.063	0.752	0.235	0.228	0.147	0.455	n.a.	n.a.	1
	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
	r	p	r	p	r	p	r	P	r	p	r	p	r	p	r	p
A	1		−0.143	0.398	−0.711	<0.001	0.267	0.111	−0.624	<0.001	−0.155	0.361	0.406	0.013	-0.412	0.011
B	−0.143	0.398	1		0.101	0.551	−0.425	0.009	0.393	0.016	0.036	0.831	−0.682	<0.001	-0.116	0.493
C	−0.711	0	0.101	0.551	1		−0.161	0.343	0.187	0.268	−0.241	0.150	−0.516	0.001	-0.103	0.544
D	0.267	0.111	−0.425	0.009	−0.161	0.343	1		−0.707	<0.001	−0.411	0.012	0.308	0.064	-0.552	<0.001
E	−0.624	<0.001	0.393	0.016	0.187	0.268	−0.707	<0.001	1		0.380	0.020	−0.384	0.019	0.595	<0.001
F	−0.155	0.361	0.036	0.831	−0.241	0.150	−0.411	0.012	0.380	0.020	1		−0.118	0.488	0.614	<0.001
G	0.406	0.013	−0.682	<0.001	−0.516	0.001	0.308	0.064	−0.384	0.019	−0.118	0.488	1		0.007	0.965
H	−0.412	0.011	−0.116	0.493	−0.103	0.544	−0.552	<0.001	0.595	<0.001	0.614	<0.001	0.007	0.965	1

^a categories A–H as in Table 1

^b significant correlations with r > 0.5 are in bold

^c n.a., not available