Table 1.

Characteristics of Leach's storm-petrel chicks used in odour preference trials

ExperimentBody mass (g)Tarsus length (mm)Wing length (mm)Latency to choose (s)Distance between nests (m)
59.9±2.2 23.7±0.3 57±3 127±12 N/A 
65.2±1.5 24.3±0.2 83±4 219±35 5.7±0.4 
ExperimentBody mass (g)Tarsus length (mm)Wing length (mm)Latency to choose (s)Distance between nests (m)
59.9±2.2 23.7±0.3 57±3 127±12 N/A 
65.2±1.5 24.3±0.2 83±4 219±35 5.7±0.4 

Experiment 1: own burrow material versus closely matched material collected from the colony (N=24). Experiment 2: own burrow material versus conspecific's burrow material (N=39)

Values are means ± s.e.m. N/A, not applicable

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