Physical Condition, Sex, and Age-Class of Eastern Red-Backed Salamanders (Plethodon cinereus) in Forested and Open Habitats of West Virginia, USA

Table 3

Results of G-tests of independence comparing age-class and sex ratios of Plethodon cinereus between reference woodlands and three agriculturally disturbed habitats in southern West Virginia, 2004-2005. Numbers of captures within each habitat type are separated by commas. Significance was set at 𝑃≤0.0167 and df = 1 for all comparisons.

Habitat comparison	Adults (N, N)	Juveniles (N, N)	G	P
Woodlands versus edges	104, 114	72, 53	3.12	0.077
Woodlands versus silvopastures	104, 46	72, 25	0.69	0.405
Woodlands versus meadows	104, 100	72, 17	24.69	<0.0001
Habitat comparison	Females (N, N)	Males (N, N)	G	P
Woodlands versus edges	51, 53	53, 61	0.14	0.707
Woodlands versus silvopastures	51, 30	53, 16	3.41	0.065
Woodlands versus meadows	51, 48	53, 52	0.02	0.882