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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 13.
Published in final edited form as: Biotropica. 2009 Jan 1;41(1):74–80. doi: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2008.00452.x

TABLE I.

Mean values ± standard deviations of the call parameters of O. pumilio in response to playback of experimental stimuli.

Parameter Stimulus Cicada Tree Cricket Ground Cricket P. lugubris
Call rate (call notes/s) Pre-playback 4.01 ± 0.88*** 4.64 ± 0.93*** 4.12 ± 1.08** 3.97 ± 0.86
During playback 0.70 ± 1.29 1.82 ± 1.73 2.77 ± 0.73 3.20 ± 1.08
Post-playback 3.75 ± 1.72** 4.61± 1.64** 4.47 ± 1.08* 4.34 ± 0.79***
Call bout duration (s) Pre-playback 14.01 ± 3.63* 17.23 ± 3.14*** 13.01 ± 2.35 15.04 ± 3.87
During playback 7.53 ± 5.79 5.96 ± 4.46 10.39 ± 3.13 12.53 ± 5.24
Post-playback 12.18 ± 3.94 13.08 ± 5.37* 10.07 ± 4.83 12.60 ± 4.12
Percent Time calling Pre-playback 60.37 ± 15.64* 74.26 ± 13.54*** 56.07 ± 10.14 64.82 ± 16.69
During playback 32.46 ± 24.94 25.71 ± 19.24 44.79 ± 13.51 54.01 ± 22.61
Post-playback 52.52 ± 16.93 56.41 ± 23.16* 43.40 ± 20.80 54.33 ± 17.76
Dominant frequency (kHz) Pre-playback 4.74 ± 0.19 4.80 ± 0.15 4.64 ± 0.76 4.90 ± 0.18
Post-playback 4.75 ± 0.19 4.69 ± 0.22 4.72 ± 0.31 4.84 ± 0.17*
First-call latency (s) Pre-playback 26.82 ± 2.32 27.44 ± 3.73 26.40 ± 8.97 27.32 ± 3.93
Post-playback 22.89 ± 7.38 19.64 ± 7.04*** 17.31 ± 9.83 19.76 ± 5.95**

For call rate, call bout duration and percent time calling, measurements were taken for pre-stimulus playback, during stimulus playback and post-stimulus playback periods. We were unable to measure dominant frequency and first-call latency during stimulus playbacks, therefore only pre- and post-playback values were analyzed. For call rate, call bout duration and percent time calling, asterisks indicate the level of significance difference between pre-/post-playback periods and during playback periods, and for dominant frequency and first call latency, asterisks indicate the level of significance difference between pre- and post-playback periods

*

P < 0.05;

**

P < 0.01;

***

P < 0.001