Table 1. Foraging patterns for sponging and TDPD females.
Variable | Sponge-Carrier Mean±SE | TDPD Mean±SE | Z- or t Score | p-value |
% of time spent foraging | 47.2±4.77 | 35.84±5.24 | −1.59 | 0.110 |
Duration of foraging bouts (min) | 8.50±1.02 | 9.59±1.26 | −0.75 | 0.446 |
Mean dive duration (min) | 1.58±0.07 | 1.64±0.11 | −1.00 | 0.316 |
% of tail-out dives during foraging | 83.47±3.43 | 65.44±5.17 | −2.71 | 0.007 |
% time in predominant foraging method | 45.08±4.91 | 26.77±5.08 | −2.57 | 0.010 |
% of foraging time devoted to primary foraging type | 96.00±2.05 | 35.84±4.91 | −2.41 | 0.016 |
% of bouts devoted to primary foraging type | 93.89±2.65 | 78.09±5.97 | −2.19 | 0.028 |
% time in deep water when not foraging | 93.40±2.44 | 57.38±7.78 | −3.84 | <0.001 |
The last five variables in the table show the degree of specialization exhibited by sponger relative to TDPD females.