Table 7.1        Values of all response variables in the presence and absence of vessels by time of day, size of group, and maximum number of vessels present

 

Speed (km/hr)

Reorientation rate (degrees/surfacing)

Linearity

Inter-breath interval (sec)

Vessels absent

3.60

50.3

0.618

51.2

    Morning

3.46

45.4

0.676

53.9

    Afternoon

3.80

57.2

0.536

47.3

    Individual

3.39

46.9

0.733

57.2

    Group

3.91

55.2

0.455

42.6

 

Vessels present

3.77

50.5

0.577

43.3

    Morning

3.74

49.9

0.606

45.0

    Afternoon

3.93

52.7

0.454

36.2

    Individual

3.42

50.8

0.542

45.0

    Group

4.26

50.0

0.625

41.1

    1 vessel

3.91

48.8

0.572

36.9

    2 vessels

3.74

55.8

0.559

53.6

    3 vessels

4.26

45.8

0.689

62.5