Table 2. Mean (±1SE) visitation by guppies, killifish and crabs in all three stream reaches during day and night.
Visitation rate (individuals m−2·hr−1) | ||||
Period | Visitor | Upstream | Midstream | Downstream |
Day | Guppy | NA | 29.3(3.5) | 25.3(5.3) |
Killifish | 12.8(2.9) | 1.3(0.5) | 0.0(0.0) | |
Crab | 0.0(0.0) | 0.0(0.0) | 0.2(0.1) | |
Night | Guppy | NA | 2.2(1.5) | 12.4(10.2) |
Killifish | 27.0(6.3) | 5.2(1.9) | 0.0(0.0) | |
Crab | 24.7(5.4) | 4.8(4.8) | 12.0(12.0) | |
Total Daily Mean | Guppy | NA | 15.7(3.3) | 18.8(4.7) |
Killifish | 19.9(2.9) | 3.3(0.7) | 0.0(0.0) | |
Crab | 12.1(2.3) | 2.4(1.3) | 6.1(2.3) |
Total daily mean was based on 12 hr diel periods and weighted to compensate for fewer night observations.
NA = not applicable (guppies not present in upstream reach).