Table 3. Pearson correlation coefficients between continuous traits.

Statistically significant correlations without taking into account the Bonferroni correction are denoted in red color, while these incorporating the Bonferroni correction are indicated in green. Pairs of traits where non-linear regression indicated that a non-linear relationship was better than a linear one in describing trait fluctuations are indicated by an asterisk (in all these cases the non- linear p < 0.01 remained significant after the Bonferroni correction).

Trait	ln(Longevity)	Age at maturity	ln(Fecundity)	ln (Maximum length)	ln (Depth)	Trophic level	Optimal temperature
ln(Longevity)	–
Age at maturity	−0.34	–
ln(Fecundity)	0.16∗	−0.19	–
ln(Maximum length)	0.65	−0.14	0.11	–
ln(Depth)	0.22	0.08	0.01∗	0.30	–
Trophic level	0.27	0.03	−0.06	0.50	0.38	–
Optimal temperature	−0.08	−0.01	0.23	0.06	−0.10∗	−0.04	–