Table 1.

Repeated measure MANOVA comparison of habitat stability between hilltop and stream areas during and after the rainy season.

Parameters (mean ± SE)	During rain		After rain
	Hilltop	Stream area	Hilltop	Stream area
Number of days surveyed	121		84
Number of habitats surveyed	32	55	47	81
Mean duration that habitat remains aquatic (days)	16.71 ± 2.39 A	50.19 ± 2.65 B	15.68 ± 2.45 a	63.98 ± 2.83 b
Mean number of times that habitat dried up	3.75 ± 0.22 A	1.96 ± 0.17 B	2.62 ± 0.18 a	0.42 ± 0.14 b
Mean daily percentage that habitats were aquatic	63.77 ± 3.49 A	91.76 ± 3.49 B	44.62 ± 4.59 C	89.90 ± 4.59 B

Columns not connected by the same letter are significantly different at a level of α = 0.05 (Tukey-Kramer HSD test), lower-case and capital letters indicate independent tests