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Table 1 Diving parameters of wintering Scaly-sided Mergansers between sexes

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

Sex

Number of focals

Number of dives

Dive duration (s)

Number of pauses

Pause duration (s)

Diving efficiency

Male

103

2117

20.1 ± 6.2a

2014

13.6 ± 12.0a

2.401 ± 1.732a

Female

98

2188

17.5 ± 5.4b

2090

12.2 ± 10.4b

2.197 ± 1.510b

Total

201

4305

18.8 ± 6.0

4104

12.9 ± 11.2

2.297 ± 1.626

  1. Values with the same letter indicate no significant difference (p > 0.05), while different letters indicate significant differences (p < 0.05), also applying to the tables below