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Table 3 Percentage of time in each behavioral state. Means are given ± SD

From: Shadowed by scale: subtle behavioral niche partitioning in two sympatric, tropical breeding albatross species

 

Black-footed albatross

Laysan albatross

Behavioral state

% Total trip

% Day

% Night

% Total trip

% Day

% Night

Transit non-forage

27.2 ± 7.7

24.3 ± 16.1

31.3 ± 21.9

28.2 ± 7.3

37.7 ± 14.1

17.9 ± 14.2

Transit forage

14.5 ± 10.6

22.6 ± 16.0

6.2 ± 7.4

15.2 ± 7.9

21.8 ± 10.7

8.3 ± 7.6

ARS non-forage

13.9 ± 4.7

7.9 ± 5.6

19.2 ± 12.0

14.0 ± 3.6

10.9 ± 8.2

17.3 ± 8.6

ARS forage

13.8 ± 5.4

17.6 ± 7.0

9.7 ± 9.1

15.0 ± 5.5

15.7 ± 10.7

14.5 ± 9.5

Drift non-forage

10.5 ± 12.7

8.8 ± 10.9

12.1 ± 18.7

8.8 ± 10.2

3.5 ± 6.3

13.8 ± 15.4

Drift forage

18.1 ± 10.6

15.6 ± 14.9

20.6 ± 17.0

16.3 ± 9.2

7.1 ± 5.5

26.5 ± 19.2

Active forage

46.4 ± 11.2

55.8 ± 21.6

36.6 ± 21.5

46.5 ± 7.3

44.6 ± 17.6

49.3 ± 19.6