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. 2011 Sep 6;6(9):e24299. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024299

Table 1. Use of control substrates (Mean±SD) by four amphibian prey species in a chemical cue avoidance experiment with red-banded snakes.

Species Treatments Proportion t-value P-value
R. catesbeiana Control 0.48±0.23 0.41 0.69
R. limnocharis Control 0.51±0.1 0.42 0.68
R. nigromaculata Control 0.49±0.21 0.24 0.81
Bufo bufo Control 0.51±.16 0.29 0.78
R. catesbeiana D. rufozonatum 0.52±0.22 0.42 0.68
R. limnocharis D. rufozonatum 0.57±0.11 2.979 0.008
R. nigromaculata D. rufozonatum 0.57±0.14 2.25 0.036
Bufo bufo D. rufozonatum 0.54±0.18 0.93 0.363

Each trial involved 20 prey animals, and analyses were performed using one-sample t-tests, which evaluated the hypothesis of random use (i.e., 50: 50 use) of substrates. Analyses were performed on transformed proportions.