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Table 3 Summary statistics (mean ± standard deviation) of change-point analysis using Mann–Whitney U tests before and after the habitat shift illustrated in Fig. 3

From: Behavior of satellite-tracked Antarctic minke whales (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) in relation to environmental factors around the western Antarctic Peninsula

 

Date

Before

After

N

Mean ± SD

N

Mean ± SD

Whale 1

SIE (km)

12 March

110

−0.42 ± 25.21

286

−239.26 ± 75.51

SIC (%)

11 March

106

2.20 ± 4.28

290

73.77 ± 9.09

Bath. (km)

12 March

110

−0.33 ± 0.23

286

−3.66 ± 0.77

SST (C)

6 March

91

1.04 ± 1.26

305

−1.61 ± 0.17

Whale 2

SIE (km)

9 March

106

30.95 ± 49.15

191

−64.08 ± 43.90

SIC (%)

24 March

169

0.85 ± 2.41

128

24.08 ± 15.80

Bath. (km)

18 March

145

−0.50 ± 0.22

152

−3.77 ± 0.58

SST (C)

25 February

62

2.04 ± 0.76

235

−1.25 ± 0.42

Whale 3

SIE (km)

8 March

97

14.40 ± 28.18

332

−4.55 ± 7.47

SIC (%)

1 June

403

1.90 ± 3.47

26

30.25 ± 8.46

Bath. (km)

–

–

–

–

–

SST (C)

22 February

46

2.13 ± 0.87

383

−0.21 ± 0.57

  1. All U tests listed are significant with p < 2.2e−16. SIE specifically refers to the whales’ distance to the sea ice extent, with negative values indicating the whale is within the pack ice