Table 2. Descriptive statistics and inter-specific differences in perch characteristics of Coryphophylax subcristatus and C. brevicaudus.

All measurements have mm as units, except leaf area (mm²), temperature (°C), wind speed (m/s) and humidity(%).

	C. subcristatus		C. brevicaudus
Characteristics	Mean	CI	Mean	CI	df	F/H	p	η2
Girth	59	5.1	41.5	5.0	461	12.77	<0.001	2.60
Branch circumference	12∗	1.4	12.6	1.2	494	5.48∗	0.019	1.00
Perch height	1100.4	50.4	893	82.7	499	15.65	<0.001	3.04
Distance to trunk	514.7	55.2	358.6	77.9	484	7.92	0.005	1.61
Leaf area	12,478	1,456	7,463	862	348	17.66	<0.001	4.83
Temperature	28.6	0.2	27.73	0.34	162	17.04	<0.001	9.51
Wind speed	0∗	0.1	0	0	162	1.15∗	0.285	0.70
% Humidity	88.5∗	1.57	88.01	1.25	162	0.07∗	0.792	0.04
Distance to nearest plant	437.8	26.9	391.4	44.9	466	2.73	0.098	0.50

Notes.

Asterisks denote median values and corresponding H statistic for non-normally distributed variables.

CI

95% confidence interval

df

Degrees of freedom

F

Fisher’s F statistic

H

Kruskal-Wallis H statistic

p

Probability value

η²

Effect size in percentage