Cocoon mass and volume can be predictors of sex. The probability that a cocoon will emerge as a female is given as A a function of pupal volume (p < 0.0001, Chi Square = 16.5), and B a function of cocoon mass (p < 0.0001, Chi Square = 19.6)

 
 
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