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. 2011 May 20;167(3):623–633. doi: 10.1007/s00442-011-2008-y

Table 2.

Descriptive statistics for 11 behaviours of bank vole females observed in 90 staged dyadic encounters against bank vole and field vole opponents

Behaviour Number of encounters >0 Mean count Minimum Maximum
Sit 90 55.7 42 60
Explore 73 10.1 0 40
Approach 60 3.0 0 19
Threat 59 3.3 0 25
Touch 49 1.1 0 8
Avoid 43 1.6 0 11
Attack 19 0.3 0 3
Flee 19 0.4 0 4
Fight 11 0.3 0 11
Huddle 2 0.1 0 7
Chase 2 0.0 0 1

Behavioural types are ordered by frequency of appearance. In contrast to the statistical analysis in the text, which is based on population means, the descriptive statistics presented in the table are based on individuals (mean results for animals that were tested more than once)