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Table 3 Statistical comparison of the proportion of aggressive interactions that were interspecific

From: Aggressive behavioural interactions between swans (Cygnus spp.) and other waterbirds during winter: a webcam-based study

 

Bewick’s Swan

Mute Swan

Whooper Swan

Canada Goose

Greylag Goose

Common Shelduck

Northern Mallard

Northern Pintail

Eurasian Teal

Tufted Duck

Common Pochard

Eurasian Coot

Common Moorhen

Gull spp.

Bewick’s Swan

–

0.037

0.000

0.000

1.000

1.000

0.040

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.000

1.000

0.002

0.067

Mute Swan

12.36

–

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

0.763

Whooper Swan

23.09

5.95

–

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

0.058

1.000

1.000

Canada Goose

23.03

4.23

0.26

–

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

0.140

1.000

1.000

Greylag Goose

3.02

0.03

1.07

0.44

–

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

Common Shelduck

0.16

0.94

2.60

2.06

0.98

–

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

0.328

Northern Mallard

12.21

0.11

4.04

2.45

< 0.01

1.08

–

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

1.000

Northern Pintail

30.21

4.58

0.79

0.06

0.26

1.87

2.27

–

1.000

1.000

1.000

0.116

1.000

1.000

Eurasian Teal

21.72

4.84

0.02

0.05

0.72

2.32

3.11

0.35

–

1.000

1.000

0.106

1.000

1.000

Tufted Duck

22.94

5.30

0.01

0.08

0.80

2.39

3.43

0.45

< 0.01

–

1.000

0.081

1.000

1.000

Common Pochard

0.11

< 0.01

0.80

0.43

0.01

0.28

0.01

0.32

0.60

0.65

–

1.000

1.000

1.000

Eurasian Coot

0.03

3.28

11.49

9.72

1.66

0.19

3.91

10.11

10.31

10.82

0.79

–

0.122

0.150

Common Moorhen

18.44

4.77

< 0.01

0.23

1.01

2.58

3.32

0.66

0.02

0.01

0.03

10.00

–

1.000

Gull spp.

11.20

6.58

3.35

4.11

5.05

8.12

6.06

4.53

3.68

3.62

5.01

9.58

3.23

–

  1. Binomial tests conducted on interspecific proportions towards other species, as reported in Table 2. Values in the lower left triangle represent the χ2 test statistic, while the values in the upper right triangle represent the adjusted P values