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Sophie Lardy, Dominique Allainé, Christophe Bonenfant, and Aurélie Cohas. 2015. Sex-specific determinants of fitness in a social mammal. Ecology 96:2947–2959. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/15-0425.1
Appendix G. Descriptive statistics of fitness components in the Alpine marmot.
Table G1. Characteristics of the lifetime reproductive success components of dominant males (N = 52) and dominant females (N = 39).
|
Dominant males |
Dominant females |
Dominance tenure |
|
|
Median |
4.00 |
5.00 |
Range |
1.00 – 12.00 |
2.00 – 14.00 |
Mean ± SE |
4.61±1.05 |
5.46 ± 1.35 |
Skewness |
0.82 |
0.76 |
Contribution to variation in LRS |
54.14% |
54.85% |
Contribution to variation in λi |
21.83% |
22.59% |
Breeding rate |
|
|
Median |
0.67 |
0.60 |
Range |
0.25 – 1.00
|
0.2 – 1.00 |
Mean ± SE |
0.67 ± 0.007 |
0.62 ± 0.006 |
Skewness |
0.09 |
0.14 |
Contribution to variation in LRS |
12.60% |
16.35% |
Contribution to variation in λi |
8.61% |
20.90% |
Average litter size |
|
|
Median |
3.58 |
4.00 |
Range |
1.00 – 7.00 |
2.00 – 5.5 |
Mean ± SE |
3.59 ± 0.22 |
3.70 ± 0.08 |
Skewness |
0.19 |
-0.15 |
Contribution to variation in LRS |
2.94% |
2.23% |
Contribution to variation in λi |
5.94% |
3.18% |
Offspring survival |
|
|
Median |
0.5 |
0.53 |
Range |
0.00 – 1.00
|
0.00 – 1.00 |
Mean ± SE |
0.50 ± 0.01 |
0.51 ± 0.01 |
Skewness |
-0.18 |
-0.17 |
Contribution to variation in LRS |
30.31% |
26.57% |
Contribution to variation in λi |
63.62% |
53.33% |