Table 4.

Mean values for natal and post-dispersal settlement patches in juvenile Siberian flying squirrels.

	natal patch	settlement patch	test
size (ha)	9.1±7.6	11.2±11.3	t56=−0.92, p=0.36a
availability of large aspen
no. without aspen	16	25	Χ2=3.09, p=0.08b
no. with aspen	41	32
deciduous trees (%)	23.1±11.8	20.3±14.4	t49=2.11, p=0.04a
nest distance from edge (m)	22.5±15.2	24.6±14.6	t56=−1.11, p=0.27a
number of nests used
cavities/nest boxes	1.9±1.1	1.3±1.4
dreys	1.4±1.3	3.0±1.4
no. of daytime radio fixes	13.0±9.9	12.3±6.2
days rested in dreys (%)	27.0±28.8	67.4±35.9	n=48, Z=5.06, p<0.0001c

^aPaired t-test.

^b2×2 table.

^cWilcoxon signed rank test.