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Table 4 Diving parameters of wintering Scaly-sided Mergansers among different flock sizes

From: Effect of sex, temperature, time and flock size on the diving behavior of the wintering Scaly-sided Merganser (Mergus squamatus)

Flock size

Number of dives

Dive duration (s)

Number of pauses

Pause duration (s)

Diving efficiency

1‒5

2354

19.9 ± 5.9a

2249

13.2 ± 12.5a

2.546 ± 1.786a

6‒10

675

19.0 ± 5.8b

638

13.0 ± 9.8a

2.127 ± 1.399b

11‒15

912

17.0 ± 5.4c

869

13.0 ± 9.2a

1.849 ± 1.240c

16‒19

364

15.3 ± 5.7d

348

10.7 ± 9.0b

2.130 ± 1.478b