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. 2012 Nov 7;7(11):e49179. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049179

Table 3. Comparison of the acoustic features of submissive sounds between individuals of the same social rank but from different groups of Amphiprion frenatus.

Acoustic variables Social rank H p-value
Dominant frequency (Hz) 2 108.4 <0.0001
3 42.11 <0.0001
4 49.54 <0.0001
Pulse duration (ms) 2 79.16 <0.0001
3 37.72 <0.0001
4 139.0 <0.0001
Pulse period (ms) 2 121.5 <0.0001
3 35.13 <0.0001
4 64.19 <0.0001
Sound duration (ms) 2 6.418 0.0404
3 15.18 0.0005
4 10.27 0.0059
Sound period (ms) 2 9.995 0.0068
3 22.80 <0.0001
4 12.31 0.0021

H values are the result of the Kruskal-Wallis test (df = 2, n = 300). n, number of pulses analyzed.