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Table 6 Effect of food density and disturbances on the foraging behavior of the Hooded Crane in different habitats

From: Shifts in foraging behavior of wintering Hooded Cranes (Grus monacha) in three different habitats at Shengjin Lake, China

Habitats

Factors

Rate of foraging success

Foraging effort

F

p

F

p

Paddy fields

Food density

1.089

0.441

0.584

0.948

 

Disturbance

8.330

0.000***

0.114

0.892

 

Density × disturbance

0.207

1.000

1.085

0.423

Meadows

Food density

0.908

0.647

1.065

0.450

 

Disturbance

2.656

0.074

1.203

0.303

 

Density × disturbance

4.419

0.000***

0.432

1.000

Mudflats

Food density

0.720

0.845

1.269

0.276

 

Disturbance

1.100

0.337

0.297

0.744

 

Density × disturbance

0.213

1.000

1.115

0.375

  1. Samples: n = 104 in the paddy fields, n = 146 in the meadows, n = 91 in the mudflats
  2. * 0.01 < p < 0.05; ** 0.001 < p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001