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Table 4 Frequency and percent of each type of interaction for pairs of animals on site 1

From: The social system of the lava lizard, Microlophus atacamensis: the interplay between social structure and social organization

 

MM

MF

FF

Total

Chase

16 (41%)

16 (41%)

7 (18%)

39

Displacement

11 (41%)

12 (44%)

4 (15%)

27

Fight

0 (0%)

3 (100%)

0 (0%)

3

Retreat

7 (47%)

6 (40%)

2 (13%)

15

Spatial Proximity

19 (22%)

58 (66%)

11 (12%)

88

Total

53 (31%)

95 (55%)

24 (14%)

172

  1. We present values as n (%) for same sex (MM = male-male, FF = female-female) or opposite sex (MF) pairs of M. atacamensis. Percentages sum across rows (i.e., behaviors) but not columns (i.e., pairs). Chase, displacement, fight, and retreat are directional interactions