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Table 3 Correlations between host traits.

From: Comparative tests of ectoparasite species richness in seabirds

 

Body Mass

Wingspan

Body Size

Bill Length

Longevity

Clutch Size

Population Size

Geographic Range

Body Mass

1

       

Wingspan

0.88

1

      

Body Size

0.95

0.91

1

     

Bill Length

0.82

0.75

0.89

1

    

Longevity

0.45

0.52

0.51

0.52

1

   

Clutch Size

-0.28

-0.36

-0.37

-0.23

-0.39

1

  

Population Size

-0.24

-0.18

-0.19

-0.26

0.02

0.06

1

 

Geographic Range

-0.34

-0.23

-0.27

-0.31

-0.04

0.61

0.52

1

  1. Highly correlated variables are shown in bold (coefficient of correlation r = 0.6).