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Table 3 Diving parameters of wintering Scaly-sided Mergansers at different wintering periods

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

Period/daytime

Number of dives

Dive duration (s)

Number of pauses

Pause duration (s)

Diving efficiency

Month

 Dec.

842

21.1 ± 5.1a

775

13.1 ± 8.2a

2.136 ± 1.149a

 Jan.

743

21.0 ± 6.3a

705

9.7 ± 10.5b

3.360 ± 1.985b

 Feb.

1521

16.2 ± 5.3b

1467

13.7 ± 11.2a

1.903 ± 1.522c

 Mar.

1199

19.1 ± 5.8c

1157

13.7 ± 13.0a

2.503 ± 1.983d

Daytime

 7:30‒8:59

421

19.4 ± 5.3a

397

16.4 ± 13.1a

1.976 ± 1.555a

 9:00‒15:59

3755

18.8 ± 6.0a

3582

12.6 ± 11.0b

2.350 ± 1.646b

 16:00‒17:30

129

14.9 ± 5.8b

125

11.2 ± 9.8b

1.811 ± 0.933a