Table 3 Comparisons and consumption (mg/day) for the two-choice experiments.

From: Assessing the potential impact of grasshopper outbreaks on Patagonian wetlands through mathematical modelling

 

Plant I

Plant II

n

Median I

Median II

Mean I

Mean II

V

p-value

D. elongatus

J. balticus

T. repens

27

32.36

42.50

35.064

40.46

142

0.27

J. balticus

T. officinale

21

5.72

22.51

19.10

34.36

57

0.04*

T. repens

T. officinale

20

37.81

40.92

39.78

45.50

89

0.57

D. vittigerum

J. balticus

T. repens

25

34.55

59.60

50.48

64.68

82

0.03*

J. balticus

T. officinale

17

5.09

23.18

33.73

36.36

69

0.24

T. repens

T. officinale

23

51.36

31.98

50.31

32.65

61

0.01*

  1. Median, mean and p-values (Wilcoxon signed rank test) of plant consumption by Dichroplus elongatus and D. vittigerum by pairs.
  2. The asterisk indicates significant differences.
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