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. 2018 Aug 8;6:e5367. doi: 10.7717/peerj.5367

Table 1. Morphological features of adult male and female Little Stints.

Measurement Females Males t p SDI
N Mean (SD) Range N Mean (SD) Range
Wing length (mm)
before primary moult 70 99.9 (± 2.2) 95–104 86 96.5 (± 2.0) 92–101 10.32 <0.001 3.46
after primary moult 80 102.2 (± 1.9) 98–106 77 98.4 (± 2.0) 94–102 12.36 <0.001 3.79
Total head length (mm) 163 39.30 (± 1.06) 36.0–42.3 185 38.26 (± 0.98) 35.8–41.1 9.62 <0.001 2.69
Bill length (mm) 163 18.11 (± 0.92) 16.3–20.5 185 17.32 (± 0.81) 15.1–20.1 8.55 <0.001 4.48
Tarsus length (mm) 162 22.09 (± 0.86) 19.7–24.2 185 21.55 (± 0.78) 19.4–24.4 6.16 <0.001 2.47
Tarsus-plus-toe length (mm) 163 40.94 (± 1.27) 37–44 185 40.15 (± 1.34) 37–46 5.69 <0.001 1.96
Weight (g) 162 24.48 (± 3.66) 19–42 185 21.98 (± 2.43) 17–33 7.42 <0.001 10.78

Notes.

tp
results of t-test comparing the sexes
SDI
Storer’s dimorphism index