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Table 3 Per cent use and availability of post-dispersal roosting habitats by juvenile Crested Ibises

From: Post-fledging dispersal and habitat use of a reintroduced population of the Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon)

Habitat Post-fledging month p b
June July August September October November December
(Obs =73) (Obs = 18) (Obs = 10) (Obs = 11) (Obs =77) (Obs =75) (Obs =11)
Mean% (SD) Mean% (SD) Mean% (SD) Mean% (SD) Mean% (SD) Mean% (SD) Mean% (SD)
( na  = 4) ( n  = 8) ( n =8) ( n =8) ( n  = 8) ( n  = 8) ( n  = 5)
Masson pine 65.2(4.3) 63.6(5.8) 54.1(4.4) 46.1(9.3) 43.3(7.7) 42.6(7.7) 30.0(0.5) 0.000
Other tree species 18.8(5.3) 19.3(7.2) 26.3(5.5) 42.6(4.1) 42.1(4.0) 47.2(1.7) 45.0(0.5) 0.092
Other perchesc 15.9(4.3) 17.0(3.8) 19.6(2.1) 11.3(2.5) 14.6(1.3) 10.2(1.8) 25.0(0.5) -
  1. aNumber of sibling groups observed.
  2. b p-values are based on ANOVA F-tests for linear trends across seven months post-fledging period.
  3. cOther perches include rock outcrops, poles and field edges.
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