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Appendix B. Descriptive statistics of group characteristics over individuals’ dominance tenure in the Alpine marmot.
Table B1. Characteristics of the group throughout dominance tenure of dominant males (N = 52) and dominant females (N = 39).
|
Dominant males |
Dominant females |
Average group size |
|
|
Median |
4.61 |
4.50 |
Range |
2.00 – 8.00 |
2.00 – 10.00 |
Mean ± SE |
4.61 ± 0.39 |
4.69 ± 0.36 |
Skewness |
0.39 |
0.88 |
Average number of subordinate males |
|
|
Median |
1.27 |
1.33 |
Range |
0.00 – 4.00 |
0.00 – 5.50
|
Mean ± SE |
1.27 ± 0.17 |
1.40 ± 0.17 |
Skewness |
0.78 |
1.44 |
Average number of subordinate females |
|
|
Median |
1.14 |
1.67 |
Range |
0.00 – 3.50
|
0.00 – 2.87 |
Mean ± SE |
1.30 ± 0.10 |
1.12 ± 0.10 |
Skewness |
0.71 |
0.40 |
Average number of partner changes |
|
|
Median |
0.09 |
0.25 |
Range |
0.00 – 0.50
|
0.00 – 1.00 |
Mean ± SE |
0.13 ± 0.003 |
0.29 ± 0.008 |
Skewness |
0.95 |
0.75 |
Fig. B1A. Distribution of the average group size throughout dominance tenure of dominant males (N = 52) (a) and dominant females (N =39) (b).
Fig. B1B. Distribution of the average number of subordinate males (a, b) and subordinates females (c, d) present in the social group throughout dominance tenure of dominant males (N = 52) (a) and dominant females (N =39) (b).