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 | |||||||||
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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.