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Table 3.

Results of SIMPER analyses showing similarity in fatty acid profiles of primary and secondary consumers from either the Narrows or Charter’s Creek to hippo dung for each sampling season.

Consumer group	Season	Biotope	Dissimilarity between biotopes	Similarity to dung	Difference
Oreochromis mossambicus (A)	1	Narrows	17.15	43.18	4.93
	1	Charter’s	17.15	38.25	4.93
	2	Narrows	14.60	43.22	2.69
	2	Charter’s	14.60	40.53	2.69
	3	Narrows	15.18	45.29	− 1.76
	3	Charter’s	15.18	47.05	− 1.76
	4	Narrows	14.83	42.58	1.35
	4	Charter’s	14.83	41.23	1.35
Chelon dumerili (A)	1	Narrows	22.78	40.76	2.06
	1	Charter’s	22.78	38.70	2.06
	2	Narrows	22.12	40.10	2.12
	2	Charter’s	22.12	37.98	2.12
	3	Narrows	17.71	41.55	− 0.39
	3	Charter’s	17.71	41.94	− 0.39
Ambassis ambassis (A)	2	Narrows	14.41	41.82	− 0.17
	2	Charter’s	14.41	41.99	− 0.17
	3	Narrows	14.45	43.93	1.76
	3	Charter’s	14.45	42.17	1.76
Grandidierella bonnieroides (A)	1	Narrows	26.71	55.32	4.22
	1	Charter’s	26.71	51.10	4.22
	2	Narrows	27.65	49.43	2.86
	2	Charter’s	27.65	46.57	2.86
	4	Narrows	17.66	51.01	1.32
	4	Charter’s	17.66	49.69	1.32
Cyathura estuaria (I)	1	Narrows	30.11	56.11	9.22
	1	Charter’s	30.11	46.89	9.22
	4	Narrows	21.66	51.93	2.10
	4	Charter’s	21.66	49.83	2.10
Zooplankton	1	Narrows	37.82	52.38	12.47
	1	Charter’s	37.82	39.91	12.47
	2	Narrows	33.79	32.40	− 6.37
	2	Charter’s	33.79	38.77	− 6.37
	3	Narrows	16.54	42.01	7.26
	3	Charter’s	16.54	34.75	7.26
	4	Narrows	11.31	34.31	− 0.72
	4	Charter’s	11.31	35.03	− 0.72

Difference = disparity in similarity between fatty acid profiles of dung and those of Narrows and Charter’s consumers; positive bold values indicate greater similarity in the Narrows, negative values indicate greater similarity in Charter’s Creek. Letters in parentheses denote broad taxonomic groupings: A amphipod, I isopod, F fish. Season 1: March 2014, Season 2: July 2014, Season 3: November 2014, Season 4: February 2015.