Table 4. Energetic and numeric allometries of male and gyne production. The independent variable is the number of mature workers in a colony (colony size). All variables were log10-transformed.
| Dep. Var. | d.f. | Slope | P (≠ 0) | Allometry | R 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #Males | 16 | 2.7 | <0.0001 | + | 0.71 |
| Wt. Males | 16 | 2.5 | <0.0001 | + | 0.75 |
| #Gynes | 16 | 1.09 | <0.05 | 1 | 0.24 |
| Wt. Gynes | 16 | 0.37 | n.s. | --- | --- |