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. 2018 May 24;6:e4830. doi: 10.7717/peerj.4830

Table 1. Frequency of observed behavioural measures for each experimental treatment.

These include: number of interactions; average interaction time; cleaning bites; proportion of interactions with tactile stimulation; proportion of time spent providing tactile stimulation; frequency client jolts/100 s; and incidence of chases, for groups A and B; and percentage time spent near the smaller aquarium for groups C and D. Mean ± Standard Error (SEM) are provided for each behavioural measure.

Behaviour Experimental treatments
Group A (n = 8) Group B (n = 10) Mann–Whitney U test
Number of interactions 0.25 ± 0.16 22.1 ± 2.83 P < 0.0001*
Average interaction time 1 ± 0.75 6.68 ± 1.8 P = 0.0013*
Cleaning bites 0.12 ± 0.12 50.9 ± 5.64 P < 0.0001*
Proportion of interactions with tactile stimulation 0.62 ± 0.5 0.78 ± 0.1 P = 0.0623
Proportion of time spent providing tactile stimulation 0.15 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0.02 P = 0.1329
Frequency client jolts/100 s 0 2.29 ± 0.79 P = 0.0007*
Incidence of chases 0.75 ± 0.53 1.1 ± 0.5 P = 0.4667
Group C (n = 12) Group D (n = 10) Mann–Whitney U test
Percentage time spent near the smaller aquarium 0.25 ± 0.05 0.17 ± 0.08 P = 0.2498

Notes.

*

Statistically significant result.