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).