. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Mar 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Insect Physiol. 2009 Nov 14;56(3):283–287. doi: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2009.10.014

Table 1.

Longevity of the males related to their reproductive activity

Treatment of males	N	Average life span (days ± SE)	Percentile (day ± SE)			Max (days)
Treatment of males	N	Average life span (days ± SE)	25%	50%	75%	Max (days)
Non mated	60	106.9 ± 7.1a	140 ± 11.5	109 ± 10.9	61 ± 10.6	201
Intensive mating	60	39.8 ± 2.4d	51 ± 2.4	38 ± 3.2	29 ± 5.7	111
Intensive courting	59	40.4 ± 2.7d	54 ± 3.2	43 ± 2.9	21 ± 5.6	90
Non mated - group	82	69.9 ± 4.2b	96 ± 4.7	70 ± 4.6	41 ± 7.5	120
Restricted mating	74	48.6 ± 2.3c	64 ± 4.5	46 ± 2.6	35 ± 3.4	9

Averages followed by different letters are significantly differed (pair-wise comparison, log-rank test; P < 0.05)