Effects of novel predator on seed harvesting and predator-scent aversion
Although there was no interaction between melomys density and quoll presence (t 18 = -0.251, P = 0.805; Fig. 5a), there was a very clear positive relationship between melomys density and seed take (t 18 = 5.112, P< 0.001; Fig. 5a) and a clear negative relationship between quoll presence and seed take (t 18 = -2.344,P = 0.031; Fig. 5a). When we looked at the difference in seed take (Δks) between scent treatments within site.session, a striking pattern emerges, in which there is a clear interaction between the presence of quolls and session (F 3,17= 18.61, P < 0.001; Fig. 5b).