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. 2022 Apr 15;12(8):1034. doi: 10.3390/ani12081034

Table 8.

Wilcoxon Two-Sample with Monte Carlo Exact Test Results for Dickens’ Spread of Participation Index (SPI). Significant differences (Pr > |S-Mean| below 0.05) are bolded with an asterisk (*), and Pr > |S-Mean| equal to 0.01 or below are bolded with a double asterisk (**).

Species Dickens’ Spread of Participation Index Statistic
(S)
Z-Score Pr >
|S-Mean|
Mean ± SE Median (Range)
Zoo Closed Zoo Open Zoo Closed Zoo Open
Catalina Island Rattlesnake 0.91 ± 0.02 0.83 ± 0.01 0.92
(0.82–1.00)
0.83
(0.69–0.92)
83.00 1.58 0.12
European Glass Lizard * 0.55 ± 0.03 0.80 ± 0.06 0.56
(0.48–0.60)
0.77
(0.69–0.98)
10.00 −2.31 0.03
Beaded Lizard 0.88 ± 0.01 0.91 ± 0.01 0.88
(0.79–0.94)
0.93
(0.78–0.97)
121.00 −1.68 0.10
Sonoran Spiny-tailed Iguana 0.86 ± 0.02 0.80 ± 0.03 0.87
(0.79–0.89)
0.80
(0.73–0.86)
23.00 1.44 0.20
Arrau Turtle ** 0.58 ± 0.005 0.63 ± 0.02 0.58
(0.57–0.60)
0.63
(0.60–0.69)
39.00 −3.05 <0.01
Dwarf Caiman 0.81 ± 0.03 0.88 ± 0.02 0.78
(0.67–0.97)
0.88
(0.83–0.94)
53.00 −1.58 0.12