Table 3 Correlation between genotype and chemical profile tested at the individual, family group, adult sister and mother–offspring level in African elephants.
From: A pachyderm perfume: odour encodes identity and group membership in African elephants
Genital (n = 109) | Buccal (n = 106) | Temporal (n = 106) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Spearman rank correlation | |||
Population | Mantel’s r = 0.006, n = 109, p = 0.4 | Mantel’s r = 0.53, n = 106, p = −0.02 | Mantel's r = 0.02, n = 106, p = 0.18 |
Group | Mantel's r = −0.01, n = 30, p = 0.6 | Mantel’s r = −0.024, n = 30, p = 0.6 | Mantel’s r = −0.024, n = 30, p = 0.63 |
Adult sister dyads | Mantel’s r = 0.19, n = 14, p = 0.04* | Mantel’s r = 0.10, n = 14, p = 0.16 | Mantel’s r = −0.048, n = 14, p = 0.67 |
Mother–offspring dyads | Mantel’s r = −0.14, n = 18, p = 0.97 | Mantel’s r = 0.012, n = 18, p = 0.38 | n/a |
