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Table 2 Prediction rate of the female choice as a function of the assumed preference rules

From: Female mate choice in convict cichlids is transitive and consistent with a self-referent directional preference

 

Prediction rate

 

Male 1

Linear order

Pairwise comparison

Random choice

33%

17%

50%

Directional preference

36% [19%-50%]

28% [14%-42%]

53% [41%-64%]

Homotypic preference

36% [19%-50%]

25% [11%-39%]

61% [50%-70%]

Self-referent preference

67% [52%-76%]

42% [25%-58%]

78% [72%-84%]

  1. Accurate prediction rate (with bootstrapped 95% CI in square brackets) of the most preferred male (male 1), linear order of the three males (male 1 > male 2 > male 3), and choice between two males in pairwise comparison as a function of the assumed preference rules: directional preference for the largest male, homotypic preference for a male of similar size to the female, or self-referent directional preference for males 30% larger than the female (Male/Female size ratio λ = 1.3).