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. 2020 Apr 23;8:e9041. doi: 10.7717/peerj.9041

Table 2. Body condition score (BCS), chi-square and Mann–Whitney−Wilcoxon rank test of male and female reintroduced banteng (Bos javanicus) between the first and the third year of reintroduction program in the Salakphra Wildlife Sanctuary.

Sex Body condition score in season and year after reintroduction
Wet n Dry n 1st n 2nd n 3rd n
Male 3.37 ± 0.78 12 3.53 ± 0.50 6 2.98 ± 0.35 77 3.59 ± 0.62 30 4.35 ± 0.34 30
Female 2.83 ± 0.39 12 2.67 ± 0.52 6 2.43 ± 0.41 94 3.14 ± 0.30 22 3.21 ± 0.10 16
Both sexes 2.95 ± 0.78 24 3.19 ± 0.53 12 2.67 ± 0.47 171 3.40 ± 0.53 52 3.97 ± 0.64 46
Compared rank Season df χ2 p-value Year N Z U p-value
Male Wet vs. Dry 1 0.882 0.348 1st year vs. 2nd year 30 −2.72 25.0 0.006**
Female Wet vs. Dry 1 0.607 0.436 2nd year vs. 3rd year 13 −1.50 10.5 0.133
Both sexes Wet vs. Dry 1 2.202 0.138 1st year vs. 3rd year 29 −3.29 8.0 0.001**

Note:

**

p ≤ 0.01.