Table 1. Average, minimum, and maximum densities (cones/mm2) of the 26 house sparrows.
Cone type | Mean Density* | Percentage | Minimum bird mean | Maximum bird mean | Minimum site | Maximum site |
All cones | 71,034±1,288 | 100.00% | 60,353 | 82,029 | 24,800 | 155,600 |
Double | 26,243±472 | 36.94% | 21,929 | 32,757 | 8,000 | 64,400 |
Single | 44,791±837 | 63.06% | 35,701 | 56,390 | 14,000 | 91,200 |
LWS | 11,812±374 | 16.63% | 9,067 | 18,311 | 2,000 | 25,067 |
MWS | 13,587±285 | 19.13% | 10,476 | 16,589 | 4,000 | 25,600 |
SWS | 13,508±250 | 19.02% | 10,481 | 16,000 | 3,600 | 31,600 |
UVS | 5,884±147 | 8.28% | 4,529 | 7,280 | 800 | 18,000 |
*Mean density: average of bird means ± SEM; values are for pooled retinas for each individual.