Table 2. Behavior of male water dragons during baseline social conditions.
Behavioral Variable | Non-Territorial (N = 16) | Territorial (N = 14) | |
Patrol (m/h) | 13.3 (1.8) | * | 26.4 (3.2) |
Aggressive encounters/min | 0.021 (0.004) | 0.033 (0.009) | |
Head-up displays/min | 0.03 (0.01) | * | 0.18 (0.02) |
Head-bob displays/min | 0.13 (0.04) | * | 0.81 (0.10) |
Total displays/min | 0.16 (0.05) | * | 1.01 (0.46) |
% wins + draws | 7.2 (2.9) | * | 90.4 (4.9) |
Data are means ±1.0 standard error. Asterisks indicate statistically significant differences (P – values = 0.05–0.0001) between territorial and non-territorial males.