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. 2020 Apr 3;17:10. doi: 10.1186/s12983-020-00353-1

Table 1.

Statistical comparison of reproductive success (RS) between unrelated (n = 15) and related (n = 11) breeding pairs

RS within entire breeding period RS within 70 days
Mann-Whitney U test Z p-value Z p-value
Variable Comparison
Latency to first litter Unrelated vs. Related −1.832 0.067 −1.913 0.056
Number of litters −2.381 0.017 −2.096 0.036
t-test t p-value t p-value
Variable Comparison
Number of offspring Unrelated vs. Related 2.215 0.036 1.783 0.087
N. offspring in first litter 1.356 0.188 1.356 0.188
N. offspring/litter 1.344 0.191 1.264 0.218
GZLM Wald-Chi-Square p-value Wald-Chi-Square p-value
Variable Effect
Log (Latency to first litter) Relatedness 5.135 0.023 6.201 0.013
Receptivity 5.530 0.019 6.744 0.009
Relatedness*Receptivity 24.391 < 0.001 29.298 < 0.001

Results are shown for data including offspring delivered during the entire breeding period (85 ± 15d) and when using only offspring delivered within 70d. The second dataset represents equal breeding opportunities for all pairs. Results showing p < 0.05 are reported in bold