Table 1 Effects of male composite cognitive score, male plumage morph, and male body condition index (BCI) on number of nestlings sired and number of extrapair nestlings.

From: An integrative measure of cognitive performance, but not individual task performance, is linked to male reproductive output in budgerigars

Response variable

Data Set

Explanatory variables

Estimate (mean ± SE)

Z value

p-value

Number of nestlings sired

All males (N = 30)

Intercept

0.559 ± 0.912

0.613

0.540

Composite cognitive score

0.099 ± 0.032

3.102

0.002

Male plumage morph (OP)

0.382 ± 0.422

0.905

0.365

Male plumage morph (WT)

0.347 ± 0.371

0.936

0.349

BCI

− 0.005 ± 0.006

− 0.820

0.412

Number of extrapair nestlings

Paired males (N = 15)

Intercept

− 1.065 ± 1.146

− 0.929

0.353

Composite cognitive score

0.141 ± 0.051

2.761

0.006

Male plumage morph (OP)

0.384 ± 0.679

− 0.567

0.571

Male plumage morph (WT)

1.007 ± 0.563

1.787

0.074

BCI

4.742 × 10–3 ± 0.006

0.074

0.941

  1. Significant results are indicated in bold.