Table 2 Spearman’s rho correlation between body size and acoustic variables (mean per individual): coefficients and significance levels.

From: Formants provide honest acoustic cues to body size in American alligators

acoustic variable

subjects

location

n

rho

P

F1F2

all

water

37

−0.871

<0.001

***

land

35

−0.918

<0.001

***

females

water

9

−0.820

0.007

**

land

13

−0.739

0.006

**

males

water

28

−0.747

<0.001

***

land

23

−0.755

<0.001

***

DF

all

water

37

0.007

0.967

 

land

35

−0.373

0.027

*

females

water

9

0.021

0.957

 

land

13

−0.567

0.054

 

males

water

28

0.095

0.632

 

land

23

−0.237

0.275

 
  1. F1F2 = Spacing between 1st and 2nd formant, DF = Dominant frequency.