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Table 3 Principal component analysis of song variables of Brachypteryx montana cruralis, B. m. sinensis, and B. m. goodfellowi

From: Taxonomy of the White-browed Shortwing (Brachypteryx montana) complex on mainland Asia and Taiwan: an integrative approach supports recognition of three instead of one species

 

PCA1

PCA2

PCA3

PCA4

Duration of strophe (s)

0.879

− 0.003

0.348

0.192

Number of elements in strophe

0.880

− 0.176

0.357

0.100

Number of distinct elements in strophe

0.898

− 0.069

0.332

0.109

Rate

− 0.003

− 0.852

0.093

− 0.272

Maximum frequency of strophe (Hz)

0.828

0.337

0.348

0.039

Minimum frequency of strophe (Hz)

− 0.706

0.525

0.284

− 0.197

Mean frequency (Hz)

0.467

0.630

0.510

− 0.066

Bandwidth (Hz)

0.947

0.048

0.157

0.113

Peak frequency of strophe (Hz)

0.327

− 0.106

0.681

0.353

Maximum element duration (s)

0.438

0.087

0.013

0.850

Minimum element duration (s)

− 0.311

0.759

− 0.367

− 0.025

Maximum element bandwidth (Hz)

0.901

0.012

− 0.038

0.153

Minimum element bandwidth (Hz)

− 0.337

− 0.069

− 0.725

0.289

Duration of first element (s)

0.044

0.051

0.002

0.931

Duration of last element (s)

0.438

0.614

− 0.107

0.338

Peak frequency of first element (Hz)

0.753

− 0.131

0.387

0.151

Peak frequency of last element (Hz)

− 0.136

0.777

0.283

− 0.189

Eigenvalue

6.751

3.15

2.22

2.185

% Variance explained

39.713

18.529

13.061

12.852