Research Article
Behavioral Determinants of Mating Success in Blackbuck under Semienclosed Condition: A Cross-Sectional Study in Shuklaphanta National Park, Nepal
Table 4
Behavioral events preceding copulatory mounting among the dominant males.
| | Behavioral events | Observed frequency | Expected frequency | X2-value | value | ϕ-value |
| | Walking | 47 | 38.87 | 3.932 | 0.047 | 0.076 | | Feeding | 3 | 23.7 | 29.498 | <0.0001 | −0.210 | | Fighting | 3 | 11.8 | 8.802 | 0.003 | −0.0114 | | Chasing | 25 | 11.5 | 21.071 | <0.0001 | 0.177 | | Resting | 0 | 11.8 | 15.791 | <0.0001 | −0.153 | | Sniffing the vulva | 57 | 8.7 | 341.184 | <0.0001 | 0.713 | | Flehmen response | 69 | 10.4 | 428.714 | <0.0001 | 0.799 | | Drinking | 0 | 2.0 | 2.290 | 0.130 | −0.058 | | Urinating | 8 | 3.5 | 6.917 | 0.008 | 0.102 | | Rubbing preorbital gland | 6 | 3.3 | 2.747 | 0.097 | 0.064 | | Defecating | 0 | 2.1 | 2.429 | 0.119 | −0.060 |
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