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Table 1 a Average time taken for a species to discover a novel food source (expressed in hours), b Average clock time taken when a species discovered a novel food source (expressed in clock times), c Population size of the species in the study area

From: Which species discovers novel food sources first? A camera trap study in a natural environment

 

Parus major

Sitta europaea

Poecile palustris

Erithacus rubecula

Cyanistes caeruleus

Turdus merula

Turdus philomelos

Troglodytes troglodytes

Garrulus glandarius

a

 Mean

97.7

161.8

196.8

130.3

139.5

144.0

274.5

122.0

109.8

 N

28

11

6

17

11

15

5

4

5

 SD

85.6

120.1

128.1

136.5

99.4

79.1

115.7

148.4

54.6

 Median

80.8

170.2

179.2

76.5

116.4

140.2

304.0

61.8

121.4

b

 Mean

10:38

11:10

11:53

11:20

10:12

10:26

11:24

12:44

12:49

 N

28

11

6

17

11

15

5

4

5

 SD

2:58

3:20

2:49

4:42

3:00

5:13

7:16

6:54

2:50

 Median

10:55

10:48

11:52

10:25

9:11

7:58

6:23

12:53

11:23

c

 Population size

370‒390

75‒85

52‒60

240‒260

270‒290

330‒370

150‒170

180‒200

35‒45