Table 3.
Mean response (SD) of calling males to the playback used in our different tests
Tests | Variation in temporal structures of calls | Call production | |||||||
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Call length in seconds | Average number of pulses | Average calls per minute | |||||||
Before | During | After | Before | During | After | Before | During | After | |
Average call | 2.32 (0.27) | 2.93 (0.18)* | 2.87 (0.76)* | 18.9 (1.7) | 22.2 (1.5)* | 23.2 (2.7)* | 4.8 (0.7) | 5.9 (1)* | 5.6 (0.8)* |
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Longer call | 2.34 (0.25) | 3.06 (0.28)* | 2.98 (1.26)* | 17.8 (2.1) | 25.7 (2.6)* | 24.8 (1.9)* | 4.9 (0.6) | 6.2 (1.2)* | 5.4 (1.1) |
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Distant neighbor | 2.43 (0.39) | 2.93 (0.29)* | 3.02 (1.44)* | 18.6 (0.6) | 21.5 (1.6)* | 23.7 (1.2)* | 4.8 (0.6) | 5.4 (1.3)* | 4.4 (0.9) |
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Multiple Male | 2.08 (0.67) | 3.02 (0.27)* | 2.94 (0.93)* | 18.2 (1.3) | 23 (3.1)* | 23.2 (1.9)* | 4.8 (0.5) | 5.8 (0.3)* | 5.6 (1.2)* |
Denotes a significance of P < 0.05 for a One-factor Repeated Measures ANOVA for the differences observed on the measured temporal parameters between different times during the tests rather than between tests.