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Table 3 Minimum convex polygon (MCP) and kernel density estimators (KDE) home range size (m2) were compared across programs using the pairwise Wilcoxon signed-rank tests for three estimator programs (LOAS, Locate III, and Sigloc)

From: Very small collars: an evaluation of telemetry location estimators for small mammals

Program pair

W

d.f

P

95% MCP

 LOAS versus Locate III

75

1

0.001

 Locate III versus Sigloc

0

1

 < 0.001

 LOAS versus Sigloc

0

1

 < 0.001

50% MCP

 LOAS versus Locate III

109

1

0.010

 Locate III versus Sigloc

17

1

 < 0.001

 LOAS versus Sigloc

11

1

 < 0.001

95% KDE

 LOAS versus Locate III

100

1

0.032

 Locate III versus Sigloc

0

1

 < 0.001

 LOAS versus Sigloc

32

1

 < 0.001

50% KDE

 LOAS versus Locate III

92

1

0.005

 Locate III versus Sigloc

0

1

 < 0.001

 LOAS versus Sigloc

40

1

 < 0.001

  1. The mice (n = 31) were tracked via micro-VHF collars in a suburban park in Howard county, Maryland, USA, 2018–2019