Table 2. Average release rates of the repellent compounds from waterbuck dispensed from polyethene sachets.
Repellent compounds | Average release rates in mg/h (CI) n = 6 |
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WRC | 0.83 (0.65–1.01)f |
WRC without pentanoic acid | 0.80 (0.62–0.98)f |
WRC without guaiacol | 1.07 (0.89–1.24)f |
WRC without δ-octalactone | 3.08 (2.90–3.26)b |
WRC without geranylacetone | 1.48 (1.30–1.66)e |
Pentanoic acid | 3.83 (3.65–4.01)a |
δ-octalactone | 0.26 (0.08–0.44)g |
Geranylacetone | 1.75 (1.57–1.93)d |
Guaiacol | 2.47 (2.29–2.64)c |
CI is 95% confidence interval. Average release rates with the same super script letter are not significantly different.