Correlation between investment in sexual traits and valve sexual dimorphism in Cyprideis species (Ostracoda)
Table 5
Static allometry of the reference limbs lengths and distinct measurements of the sexual characters using valve area as a proxy for body size.
References limbs: 1st and 2nd antenna, mandibula and 3rd walking leg (A1, A2, Md, WL3, respectively); primary sexual traits: Basal Capsule distal chitinous support length, Copulatory complex length and Terminal Extension area (HemiBCd L, HemiTE L, HemiTE A, respectively). Abbreviations follow Table 1; p-value: n.s. p > 0.05, *p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01.