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Ecological Processes

Table 2 Association analysis of individuals using different spatial thresholds for four trials

From: Association patterns reveal dispersal-aggregation dynamics among cattle in a South Texas Rangeland, USA

 

Spatial threshold (m)

Parameter

200

175

150

125

100

75

50

25

Early summer

 Number associated

9

9

9

9

9

8

3

0

 Mean % similarity

100

100

100

97.5

78.6

56.5

17.3

0

 SD

0

0

0

4.7

19.5

29.9

33.7

0

Late summer

 Number associated

8

8

8

4

4

0

0

0

 Mean % similarity

75.9

63.2

54.6

36.3

12.5

0

0

0

 SD

25.6

32.7

34

32.8

33.6

0

0

0

Early winter

 Number associated

10

10

10

10

10

10

5

0

 Mean % similarity

100

100

100

100

96.1

76

36

0

 SD

0

0

0

0

6.8

18.5

41.2

0

Late winter

 Number associated

10

10

10

10

9

8

2

0

 Mean % similarity

100

98

92.8

89.9

83

70.6

11.1

0

 SD

0

4.1

12.7

19.5

23.8

39.3

32.3

0

  1. Number of individuals associated with group template, mean percentage, and standard deviation of similarity for individuals as compared to group templates. The temporal threshold was maintained at 70%. Mean % similarity refers to how similar the pattern of association was between individuals and the template individual (a template individual is an individual demonstrating the largest number of associations in the herd)
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