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Table 1 Repeatability of color measurements in male P. taeniatus taken before and after trials examined in a competition and mating context and in female P. taeniatus used in the mating context

From: Body coloration as a dynamic signal during intrasexual communication in a cichlid fish

Context

Sex

Variable

n

R

SE

CI

p

Competition

Male

RCA

46

< 0.001

0.083

[0, 0.27]

> 0.999

Competition

Male

LC

46

0.041

0.095

[0, 0.304]

0.420

Mating

Male

RCA

37

0.496

0.141

[0.172, 0.717]

0.002

Mating

Male

LC

37

0.264

0.139

[0, 0.522]

0.060

Mating

Female

RCA

36

0.289

0.145

[0, 0.557]

0.046

Mating

Female

LC

36

0.409

0.145

[0.074, 0.64]

0.007

  1. R Repeatability, SE standard error, CI confidence intervals and p-values of RCA relative colored area and LC Lab-chromaticity. Significant p-values (< 0.05) are printed in bold.