Table 1 Effect of sex on morphological measurements in the Oriental Magpie (Pica serica) and the Oriental Tit (Parus minor)
From: Bergmann’s rule and Allen’s rule in two passerine birds in China
Species | Traits | t | p | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pica serica | Body mass | − 7.338 | < 0.001 | 161 |
Wing length | − 9.979 | < 0.001 | 165 | |
Bill length | − 6.153 | < 0.001 | 152 | |
Tarsus length | − 7.037 | < 0.001 | 161 | |
Parus minor | Body mass | − 1.117 | 0.264 | 402 |
Wing length | − 8.147 | < 0.001 | 397 | |
Bill length | − 0.269 | 0.788 | 371 | |
Tarsus length | − 3.218 | 0.001 | 373 |