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Table 2 Parameters of the hunting behavior in studied species

From: Comparative analysis of optional hunting behavior in Cricetinae hamsters using the data compression approach

 

Species

P. roborovskii

P. campbelli

P. sungorus

A. eversmanni

A. curtatus

Sequence length (number of elements)

62 (36–92)b

28 (16–46)a

16 (12–22)a

20 (14–30)a

21 (12–30)a

Hunting rate (elements per sec)

3 (2.5–3.8)a

1.4 (1–1.9)b

2.6 (2.1–3.5)a

2.3 (1.9–2.7)a

3 (2.4–3.6)a

Number of “Bites” (W)

17 (12.5–26.5)c

8 (4.5–14)b

4 (2–10)a

5.5 (3–9)a

6 (3–8)a

Number of “Seizing with paws” (E)

25 (16–36.5)c

10 (5.5–18)b

6 (2–10)a

6 (3–9)a

6 (3–11)a

Number of “Prey handling” (R)

7 (4–10)a

1 (0–2)b

2 (2–10)b

5 (3–7)a

6 (4–8)a

Number of “Nibbling insects’ legs” (H)

1 (0.5–4)a

3 (2–6)b

0 (2–10)a

1 (0–2)a

1 (0–1)a

  1. The median and the first and third quartiles are presented: Me (Q1–Q3). Data marked with the same characters a, b, and c within the same line are not significantly different (H-test with Bonferroni correction, p < 0.0003 for all cases)