Impacts of red imported fire ants Solenopsis invicta on survivorship of hatchlings of the broad-snouted caiman Caiman latirostris

Zoological Studies

Table 1 Number of animals used per time treatment ^a and survival (%) per experimental treatment in each season

Season	Treatment (min)	Animals per treatment	Live animals after treatment	Proportion of hatchling survival (±SE)
A (2005 to 2006)
	0	16	16	1
	1	16	12	0.73 ± 0.16
	2	16	0	0
	4	16	0	0
	6	16	0	0
	Total	80	28	0.35
B (2006 to 2007)
	0	30	28	0.93 ± 0.07
	0.5	29	20	0.7 ± 0.17
	1	29	24	0.83 ± 0.08
	2	30	17	0.57 ± 0.20
	4	29	3	0.13 ± 0.13
	Total	147	92	0.63
C (2007 to 2008)
	0	18	18	1
	0.5	18	16	0.89 ± 0.07
	1	18	14	0.78 ± 0.16
	2	18	7	0.39 ± 0.20
	4	18	6	0.33 ± 0.21
	Total	90	61	0.68
D (2008 to 2009)
	0	18	18	1
	0.5	18	18	1
	1	18	17	0.94
	2	18	18	1
	4	18	16	0.89
	Total	90	87	0.97