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. 2020 Mar 18;12(3):191. doi: 10.3390/toxins12030191

Table 3.

Reproductive behaviors in red-crowned cranes in mid- and post-breeding periods.

Dietary Treatment Mid-Breeding Period Post-Breeding Period
Courtship Mating Nesting Laying and/or Hatching Laying and/or Hatching
Selected diet 26.0 ± 2.7 a 12.3 ± 2.5a 4.3 ± 3.8 a 822.3 ± 31.9 a 57.0 ± 4.6 a
Selected diet + 0.5% montmorillonite 23.3 ± 5.8 ab 8.0 ± 2.3 ab 5.7 ± 2.6 a 851.7 ± 75.7 a 72.0 ± 7.0 a
Regular diet 11.3 ± 2.0 b 3.7 ± 0.9 b 6.3 ± 2.0 a 789.0 ± 28.7 a 65.3 ± 4.1a
Regular diet + 0.5% montmorillonite 24.0 ± 4.7 ab 10.7 ± 4.5 a 2.3 ± 1.5 a 774.7 ± 67.4 a 60.7 ± 5.6 a

a,b Values with different superscripts in the same row are significantly different (p < 0.05). Data are mean ± SEM (n = 3/group).