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Table 4.

Correlation coefficients and allometric exponents for the regression of log transformed maximum vertical force production, F_vert(N), on log-transformed morphological parameters for eleven euglossine bee species

			Ordinary least squares					Reduced major axis
Parameter	r	P value	Exponent	95% CL	r²	Exponent	95% CL	r²
m (kg)	0.993	<0.001^***	0.97	0.93, 1.02	0.99	0.97	0.93, 1.02	0.99
m_mus (kg)	0.993	<0.001^***	0.95	0.90, 0.99	0.99	0.95	0.90, 1.00	0.99
R (m)	0.957	<0.001^***	2.25	1.85, 2.65	0.95	2.31	1.95, 2.75	0.95
S (m²)	0.930	<0.001^***	1.11	0.89, 1.33	0.94	1.14	0.95, 1.38	0.94
AR	-0.142	0.661	-2.70	-21.9, -16.5	0.01	-25.6	-51.3, 12.8	0.01
p_w (N m^-2)	0.613	0.022^*	2.82	0.71, 4.94	0.50	3.98	2.39, 6.62	0.49
FMR	0.317	0.171	5.95	-4.87, 16.76	0.15	15.53	8.11, 29.7	0.15

			Ordinary least squares					Reduced major axis
Parameter	r	P value	Exponent	95% CL	r²	Exponent	95% CL	r²
m (kg)	0.993	<0.001^***	0.97	0.93, 1.02	0.99	0.97	0.93, 1.02	0.99
m_mus (kg)	0.993	<0.001^***	0.95	0.90, 0.99	0.99	0.95	0.90, 1.00	0.99
R (m)	0.957	<0.001^***	2.25	1.85, 2.65	0.95	2.31	1.95, 2.75	0.95
S (m²)	0.930	<0.001^***	1.11	0.89, 1.33	0.94	1.14	0.95, 1.38	0.94
AR	-0.142	0.661	-2.70	-21.9, -16.5	0.01	-25.6	-51.3, 12.8	0.01
p_w (N m^-2)	0.613	0.022^*	2.82	0.71, 4.94	0.50	3.98	2.39, 6.62	0.49
FMR	0.317	0.171	5.95	-4.87, 16.76	0.15	15.53	8.11, 29.7	0.15

P values are derived from a student's t test on the null hypothesis that there is no correlation between the log of F_vert and the log of the given parameter(H₀:ρ₀=0).

Symbols as in Table 3. CL,confidence limits; ^*P<0.05, ^***P<0.001.

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