Table 1 Descriptive data and corresponding Mann–Whitney U tests indicating difference in spatial genetic structure for male vs. female black bears (Ursus americanus)
Population | N | Females | Males | Location | Density | W | P |
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Historic | |||||||
OU | 77 | 43 | 34 | IH | 14 (9–22)a | 1196 | <0.0001 |
OZ | 96 | 48 | 48 | IH | 25 (20–29)a | 857 | 0.0149 |
TN | 22 | 11 | 11 | SA | 34 (22–46)b | 74 | 0.4009 |
VA | 8 | 2 | 6 | SA | 46c | – | – |
WV | 29 | 16 | 13 | SA | – | 59 | 0.0499 |
Recent | |||||||
OK | 20 | 11 | 9 | IH | 21d | 10 | 0.0015 |
MO–MO | 78 | 52 | 26 | IH | 1.7 (1.1–2.4)e | 1326 | <0.0001 |
MO–OZ | 32 | 12 | 20 | IH | 1.7 (1.1–2.4)e | 104 | 0.5518 |
BSF | 19 | 7 | 12 | SA | – | 58 | 0.1956 |
PM | 84 | 26 | 58 | SA | 26 (18–37)f | 1359 | <0.0001 |