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. 2016 Dec 13;4:e2784. doi: 10.7717/peerj.2784

Table 2. Frequency of occurrence of food items in fecal samples of Platysternon megacephalum.

Frequency of occurrence of food items in the diet of juveniles (J), females (F), and males (M) of Platysternon megacephalum in five streams in Hong Kong between 2009 and 2011.

Diet item Wet season Dry season All
J F M J F M J F M
Plant Fruit 66.7 68.0 75.0 50.0 80.0 85.7 62.5 70.0 78.3
Other plant matter 50.0 40.0 37.5 50.0 40.0 42.9 50.0 40.0 39.1
Animal Mammal 0 0 0 0 0 14.3 0 0 4.3
Bird 0 0 6.3 0 0 0 0 0 4.3
Frog 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 3.3 0
Lizard 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 3.3 0
Crab 0 24.0 25.0 0 60.0 28.6 0 30.0 26.1
Fish 0 4.0 12.5 0 0 0 0 3.3 8.7
Mollusk 16.7 20.0 18.8 50.0 40.0 42.9 25.0 23.3 26.1
Insect 66.7 68.0 62.5 0 40.0 0 50.0 73.3 43.5
Unidentified matter 0 4 0 50 0 0 12.5 3.3 0
Sample size 6 25 16 2 5 7 8 30 23
Shannon index 1.26 1.86 2.12 1.04 1.58 1.49 1.33 1.88 2.11
Evenness index 0.55 0.81 0.92 0.45 0.69 0.65 0.58 0.82 0.92