TABLE 2.

Selection and utilization of categorical ecological factors by individual preference in Diploderma splendidum.

Habitat type		Adult male (n = 52)		Adult female (n = 35)		Juvenile male (n = 18)		Juvenile female (n = 20)
		Wi	Ei	Wi	Ei	Wi	Ei	Wi	Ei
Vegetation type	Herb	0.571	0.391	0.583	0.400	0.000	−1.000	0.625	0.429
	Shrub and herb	0.538	0.366	0.556	0.379	0.600	0.412	0.769	0.509
	Forest and herb	0.559	0.382	0.56	0.383	0.600	0.412	0.4	0.231
	Forest shrub and herb	0.579	0.397	0.571	0.391	0.600	0.412	0.5	0.333
Vegetation coverage	Lower	0.500	0.200	1.000	0.500	1.000	0.500	0.000	−1.000
	Middle	0.559	0.254	0.475	0.176	0.476	0.177	0.625	0.305
	Upper	0.567	0.26	0.684	0.345	0.778	0.400	0.556	0.250
Vegetation density	Lower	0.029	0.029	0.568	0.260	0.615	0.298	0.529	0.228
	Middle	0.385	0.385	0.545	0.242	0.500	0.200	0.750	0.385
	Upper	0.259	0.259	0.571	0.264	0.625	0.305	0.625	0.305
Substrate status	Loose	0.429	0.125	0.500	0.200	0.000	−1.000	1.000	0.500
	General	0.565	0.258	0.576	0.268	0.552	0.247	0.586	0.275
	Firm	1.000	0.500	0.000	−1.000	1.000	0.500	0.667	0.334

Notes: Ei, selection index; Wi, selectivity coefficient.