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Table 2 Diving parameters of wintering Scaly-sided Mergansers at different air temperatures

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

Temperature (°C)

Number of dives

Dive duration (s)

Number of pauses

Pause duration (s)

Diving efficiency

4‒10

1530

21.3 ± 5.5a

1430

12.4 ± 10.1a

2.579 ± 1.647a

11‒19

1653

17.2 ± 5.5b

1588

12.9 ± 11.4a

2.176 ± 1.670b

22‒29

1122

17.7 ± 6.1c

1086

13.5 ± 12.3a

2.105 ± 1.478b