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Table 1. Median values and sample sizes (in parentheses) of pine characteristics of the overall 

 home range and foraging areas used by family group A a " . 



Foraging areas 



1979 1980 



Home 



Measure range Sept. Nov. Jan. Mar. May July Pooled 



Bole surface 1007.0 1053.0 886.0 1438.0** 1145.0 1199.0 1234.0 1200.0* 



density (nr/ha) 

 Tree density 



(trees/ ha) 

 DBH (cm) 



d Wilcoxon two-sample tests were used to compare pine characteristics of foraging areas with 



those of the overall home range. 

 b * = /><0.05; ** = /><0.01; *** = P< 0.001. 



(100) 



(25) 



(25) 



(25) 



(25) 



(25) 



(24) 



(149) 



125.0 



160.0 



94.0 



245.0*** 



166.0 



205.0* 



191.0 



171.0* 



(100) 



(25) 



(25) 



(25) 



(25) 



(25) 



(24) 



(149) 



30.3 



28.2 



33.5 



23.4** 



26.0 



26.3* 



28.8 



26.8* 



(93) 



(24) 



(24) 



(25) 



(25) 



(25) 



(24) 



(147) 



Table 2. Median values and sample sizes (in parentheses) of pine characteristics of the overal 

 home range and foraging areas used by family group B a . 



Foraging areas 



1979 1980 



Home 



Measure range Aug. Oct. Dec. Feb. Apr. June Pooled 



Bole surface 1879.0 1385.0*1648.0 1759.0 1641.0 1570.0 1773.0 1644.0 



density (m /ha) 

 Tree density 



(trees/ha) 

 DBH (cm) 



a Wilcoxon two-sample tests were 



those of the overall home range. 

 b * = P< 0.05; ** = P< 0.01; *** = P< 0.001 



(49) 



(25) (25) 



(25) 



(25) 



(25) (24) 



(149) 



263.0 



143.0** 202.0 



212.0 



223.0 



190.0 301.0 



212.0 



(49) 



(25) (25) 



(25) 



(25) 



(25) (24) 



(149) 



28.3 



31.6* 24.8 



26.3 



29.5 



28.4 22.7 



28.2 



(46) 



(25) (25) 



(24) 



(25) 



(25) (24) 



(148) 



jsed to compare pine 



characteristics 



of foraging areas wit 



