| Table 7. Mean, standard deviation, sample size (n) and probability of a difference | ||||||
| for comparing the soil temperatures where lizards were detected and at | ||||||
| control stations for three habitat types. | ||||||
| Habitat Type | Sample Type | Sample | Mean | Standard | N | Prob. |
| Locations | Temp (oC) | Dev. | ||||
| Bushes | Surface | Lizards | 20.05 | 4.77 | 55 | 0.04* |
| Controls | 18.00 | 4.40 | 33 | |||
| 2.5 cm | Lizards | 19.97 | 4.25 | 55 | 0.03* | |
| Controls | 18.24 | 2.71 | 33 | |||
| 10 cm | Lizards | 17.75 | 2.81 | 55 | 0.17 | |
| Controls | 17.01 | 2.12 | 33 | |||
| Grass/Forbs | Surface | Lizards | 22.63 | 5.49 | 64 | 0.32 |
| Controls | 21.35 | 6.22 | 33 | |||
| 2.5 cm | Lizards | 22.37 | 3.79 | 64 | 0.25 | |
| Controls | 21.32 | 4.50 | 33 | |||
| 10 cm | Lizards | 20.49 | 3.01 | 64 | 0.35 | |
| Controls | 19.87 | 3.14 | 33 | |||
| Sand | Surface | Lizards | 21.01 | 7.27 | 45 | 0.83 |
| Controls | 21.41 | 8.89 | 33 | |||
| 2.5 cm | Lizards | 20.47 | 4.42 | 45 | 0.48 | |
| Controls | 21.26 | 5.16 | 33 | |||
| 10 cm | Lizards | 19.43 | 4.09 | 45 | 0.28 | |
| Controls | 20.38 | 3.59 | 33 | |||
| * = significant results | ||||||