Table 1.

Pearson's correlation coefficients between variables describing eggshell reflectance, for both background (B) and spots (S), in the visible (VIS) and ultraviolet (UV) spectrum, and spot patterning (number, size, and area) in the Kentish plover

	B‐VIS	B‐UV	S‐UV	S‐number	S‐size	S‐area
S‐VIS	0.79***	0.63***	0.84***	0.12 ns	−0.39***	−0.59***
B‐VIS		0.90***	0.74***	0.22*	−0.49***	−0.66***
B‐UV			0.77***	0.21*	−0.45***	−0.60***
S‐UV				0.17 ns	−0.40***	−0.55***
S‐number					−0.88***	−0.43***
S‐size						0.81***

ns, nonsignificant.

*p < 0.05; *^* p < 0.01; *^** p < 0.001.