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Table 3 Preferences for male quality

From: Only distance matters – non-choosy females in a poison frog population

Parameter

N

Chosen ♂

Rejected ♂

t

P

call duration [s]

12

0.07 ± 0.01

0.07 ± 0.01

−0.32

0.75

number of pulses

15

14.93 ± 3.32

15.44 ± 3.31

0.32

0.76

pulse rate [pulse/ms]

15

0.22 ± 0.04

0.23 ± 0.04

0.38

0.71

frequency [kHz]

15

3.98 ± 0.16

3.96 ± 0.13

−0.31

0.76

call rate [calls/s]

15

6.44 ± 0.45

6.43 ± 0.43

−0.04

0.97

duty cycle [s/s]

15

0.43 ± 0.03

0.42 ± 0.02

−0.99

0.34

SVL [mm]

15

23.87 ± 0.99

24.16 ± 1.12

0.64

0.53

weight [g]

15

1.03 ± 0.07

1.08 ± 0.08

1.42

0.18

condition [g]

15

−0.03 ± 0.07

−0.01 ± 0.05

0.88

0.4

territory size [m2]

13

12.78 ± 6.99

13.23 ± 6.62

0.15

0.88

calling activity [periods/day]

10

11.92 ± 2.99

12.54 ± 2.04

0.44

0.67

  1. Comparison between the qualities of the male chosen and rejected by each focal female using a paired t-test. Only the two closest calling males of each female were included.