Table 1.
The effect of mating treatment on female reproduction
| Mating treatment | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | F2,41 | 1 Ejaculate | 3 Ejaculates | Spermatophylax | p |
| Lifetime fecundity | 0.167 | 41.9 ± 9.8 | 42.3 ± 7.4 | 47.4 ± 8.1 | >0.8 |
| Mean egg weight | 1.089 | 2.29 ± 0.06 | 2.15 ± 0.05 | 2.18 ± 0.06 | >0.3 |
| Mass of eggs laid | 0.214 | 92.4 ± 19.1 | 89.2 ± 15.8 | 103.5 ± 15.8 | >0.8 |
| Oviposition rate 0–5 days | 1.009 | 3.04 ± 1.38 | 1.06 ± 0.61 | 1.34 ± 0.76 | >0.3 |
| Oviposition rate 6–10 days | 0.328 | 1.05 ± 0.53 | 1.39 ± 0.44 | 1.59 ± 0.49 | >0.7 |
| Oviposition rate 11–15 days | 1.253 | 0.78 ± 0.50 | 1.66 ± 0.52 | 1.80 ± 0.41 | >0.2 |
| Oviposition rate ≥ 16 days | 1.833 | 0.24 ± 0.04 | 0.55 ± 0.20 | 0.33 ± 0.05 | >0.1 |
The effect of mating treatment on female lifetime fecundity, mean egg weight (mg), mass of eggs laid (mg), and oviposition rate (eggs per day) in either of the four egg laying periods, together with means ± SE for each variable per treatment.