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    The document contains data on 14 plant species eaten by two possum species, T. thetis and T. stigmatica, including the common name of each plant species, the plant part eaten, and the percentage of each plant in the possums' diets. It also contains measures of niche breadth and dietary overlap between the two possum species, showing 22.8% overlap in diet.

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    The document contains data on 14 plant species eaten by two possum species, T. thetis and T. stigmatica, including the common name of each plant species, the plant part eaten, and the percentage of each plant in the possums' diets. It also contains measures of niche breadth and dietary overlap between the two possum species, showing 22.8% overlap in diet.

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    The document contains data on 14 plant species eaten by two possum species, T. thetis and T. stigmatica, including the common name of each plant species, the plant part eaten, and the percentage of each plant in the possums' diets. It also contains measures of niche breadth and dietary overlap between the two possum species, showing 22.8% overlap in diet.

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    Food species common name plant part eaten T.

    thetis pthetis
    Trifolium Red and white clover leaf 78 0.156
    Poa snow grass leaf 80 0.16
    Pennisetum Kikuyu grass leaf 86 0.172
    Paspalum water grass leaf 131 0.262
    Solanum Native tobacco leaf 25 0.05
    Cissus jungle grape leaf 9 0.018
    Ozothamnus native daisy leaf 27 0.054
    Smilax Barbwire vine leaf 12 0.024
    Ficus native fig fruit 29 0.058
    Tasmania pepper bush fruit 5 0.01
    Cyathea tree fern leaf 0 0
    Asplenium bird nest fern leaf 0 0
    Alphitonia native ash seed 18 0.036
    Dendocnides stinging tree leaf 0 0

    Totals 500 1

    T. thetis T. stigmatica
    Levin's Measure of Niche Breadth 6.280 7.352
    Levin's Measure of Standardized Niche Breadth 0.528 0.706
    MacArthur & Levin's Overlap 0.180 0.211
    Pianka' s Overlap 0.195 0.195
    Percentage Overlap 22.8 22.8
    p2 T. stigmatica pstigmatica p2 pthetis x pstigmatica
    0.024336 0 0 0 0
    0.0256 0 0 0 0
    0.029584 0 0 0 0
    0.068644 0 0 0 0
    0.0025 37 0.074 0.005476 0.0037
    0.000324 50 0.1 0.01 0.0018
    0.002916 16 0.032 0.001024 0.001728
    0.000576 59 0.118 0.013924 0.002832
    0.003364 101 0.202 0.040804 0.011716
    0.0001 88 0.176 0.030976 0.00176
    0 55 0.11 0.0121 0
    0 12 0.024 0.000576 0
    0.001296 72 0.144 0.020736 0.005184
    0 10 0.02 0.0004 0

    0.15924 500 1 0.136016 0.02872


    minimum value of p
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    0
    0
    0
    0.05
    0.018
    0.032
    0.024
    0.058
    0.01
    0
    0
    0.036
    0

    22.8

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