Table 4.
Effect of treatment on serval behaviour.
| Presentations | BTS | Presentations + BTS | No Inter-Action | Standard Error of Difference | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passive behaviours * | ||||||
| Total inactivity | 10.58 | 9.88 | 10.17 | 11.38 | 0.75 | ns |
| Sitting | 5.20 bc | 3.74 ab | 4.58 b | 5.02 bc | 0.53 | 0.05 |
| Standing | 1.75 | 2.22 | 1.55 | 1.99 | 0.25 | 0.06 |
| Resting awake | 1.97 | 2.78 | 2.46 | 2.65 | 0.60 | ns |
| Sleeping | 0.40 | 0.02 | 0.15 | 0.39 | 0.19 | ns |
| Hidden | 1.26 | 1.11 | 1.43 | 1.33 | 0.59 | ns |
| Active behaviours * | ||||||
| Total activity | 1.80 b | 2.22 ab | 1.45 bc | 1.84 b | 0.25 | 0.04 |
| Walking | 1.28 b | 1.51 ab | 0.96 bc | 1.40 ab | 0.18 | 0.03 |
| Investigating | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.21 | 0.31 | 0.08 | ns |
| Playing | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.02 | 0.07 | ns |
| Other active (running, climbing, jumping) |
0.16 a | 0.26 b | 0.16 a | 0.11 a | 0.04 | 0.01 |
| Maintenance Behaviours * | ||||||
| Total maintenance | 1.19 | 1.28 | 0.78 | 1.18 | 0.33 | ns |
| Eating | 0.74 | 0.85 | 0.57 | 0.72 | 0.29 | ns |
| Grooming | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.14 | 0.33 | 0.07 | 0.06 |
| Scent marking | 0.13 ab | 0.06 b | 0.03 bc | 0.03 bc | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| Other maintenance (urinating, defecating, clawing, scratching, stretching, yawning) | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.03 | ns |
| Pacing * | 2.67 a | 3.54 b | 2.44 a | 4.12 b | 0.45 | 0.01 |
| Behavioural diversity ** | 3.59 a | 3.74 a | 2.97 b | 4.00 a | 0.20 | <0.001 |
* Depicts mean number of scans for any given observation session, ** depicts mean number of behaviours undertaken during any given observation session. Values with different superscript letters differ significantly from each other for each behaviour.