Table 1 Summary of the difference in hunting times between negative and positive sea ice concentration anomalies and earlier and later sea ice advance for males and females.

From: Variability in sea ice cover and climate elicit sex specific responses in an Antarctic predator

 

Negative sea ice concentration anomalies (Females = 15; Males = 18)

Positive sea ice concentration anomalies (Females = 14; Males = 17)

Totalmales

Totalfemales

Males

4.6 min longer/dive (~47% of the median hunting time)

n.a

21

 

Males with (ID-V)

4.9 min longer/dive (~50% of the median hunting time)

n.a

 

Females

n.a

3.9 min longer/dive (~24% of the median hunting time)

 

17

Females with (ID-V)

n.a

4.6 min longer/dive (~28% of the median hunting time)

 
 

Earlier sea ice advance (Females = 14; Males = 17)

Later sea ice advance (Females = 14; Males = 16)

Total males

Total females

Males

1.9 min longer/dive (~20% of the median hunting time)

n.a

19

 

Males with (ID-V)

0.6 min longer/dive (~6.6% of the median hunting time)

n.a

 

Females

5.3 min longer/dive (~41% of the median hunting time)

n.a

 

14

Females with (ID-V)

3.5 min longer/dive (~30% of the median hunting time)

n.a

 
  1. Values were indicated for all individuals or for randomly selected individuals among the pool of observed SESs to take into account individual variability (ID-V). The number of individuals in each group and the total was also indicated.