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. 2012 Nov 14;7(11):e49600. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049600

Table 1. The four most common male fighting behaviours are performed at different rates by defenders compared with challengers (n = 40 observations).

Type Defender Challenger Statistics
Bite mean±SD 1.53±2.89 0.80±1.76 Mann-Whitney: U = 724.5, z = 0.72, p = 0.47, n = 40, effect size r = 0.114
range 0–12 1–9
median 0 0
Kick mean±SD 3.20±4.32 0.05±0.22 Mann-Whitney: U = 299.0, z = 4.82, p<0.01, n = 40, effect size r = 0.762
range 0–20 0–1
median 2 0
Mandible Flare mean±SD 38.95±34.99 0
range 0–141 0
median 32.5 0
Mount mean±SD 0 1.70±2.40
range 0 0–12
median 0 1