John Hoogland
Number of males when WTPD litter size = 6 Number of OBSERVED litters with this sex ratio Number of EXPECTED litters with this sex ratio 0 1 0.7 1 4 4.22 2 13 10.55 3 15 14.08 g 4 8 10.55 5 4 4.22 6 0 0.7 FILE DESCRIPTION Keywords: WTPDs, Observed vs Expected juvenile sex ratios File name = Fig 24.2, WTPDs, Observed vs Expected numbers of litters for each number of male and female weanlings when litter size = 6, 30 July 2026. OLDFile name = Fig 24.2, WTPDs, Observed vs Expected numbers of litters for each number of male and female weanlings when litter size = 6 . For WTPDs, the most common litter size at first juvenile emergence was 6 (Fig 17.5). N = 45 WTPD litters of size 6. P-value is from the chi-square goodness-of-fit test. Expected values assume a juvenile sex ratio of 1:1 at first emergence (50% males, 50% females). Litter size = litter size at first emergence of offspring from their natal nursery-burrow = number of weanlings. These data used for Fig 24.2 in Hoogland 2026. This file ready for longterm storage on 25 April 2025. I considered litter sizes from the same prairie dog mother in different years to be independent. The expected number of males per litter assumes a balanced overall sex ratio (50% males, 50% females). These numbers checked TWO TIMES on 09 May 2022, again on 30 July 2026 File name: Fig 24.2, WTPDs, Observed vs Expected numbers of litters for each number of male and female weanlings when litter size = 6, 30 July 2026.