Table 3. Mean span (days) between consecutive spawnings of animals in Experiment II.

Individuals	No. of Spawnings	Interval (days) between spawnings					Individuals	No. of Spawnings	Interval (days) between spawnings
		1th to 2nd	2nd to 3rd	3rd to 4th	4th to 5fh	Mean			1th to 2nd	2nd to 3rd	3rd to 4th	Mean
1♂a	0						1♀	2	44	80		62
2♂	2	54	60			57	2♀	3	21	23	44	29
3♂	2	42	92			67	3♀	1	128			128
4♂♀	3	31	52	31		38	4♀b	1	35			35
5♂b	1	35				35	5♀	2	128	31		80
6♂	4	21	23	29	45	30	6♀	1	113			113
7♂	3	44	44	30		39	7♀	0				158
8♂	3	25	48	76		50	8♀	1	53			53
9♂	3	21	52	31	30	34	9♀	2	51	60		56
10♂♀	1	124				124	10♀	2	73	76		75
11♂	1	121				121	11♀	3	32	41	31	35
12♂a	0						12♀a	0
13♂	0	136				136	13♀	1	44			44
14♂	2	56	45			51	14♀c	2	12	32		22
15♂	1	56	61			59	15♀	3	31	60	45	45
16♂	1	98				98	16♀c	2	53	31		42
17♂	2	36	61			49	17♀a	0
18♂	0	129				129	18♀	1	98			98
							19♀d	3	23	29	45	32
all						70						65

Note:

^aanimals died before the second spawning;

^{b, c and d}animals died after the second, third and fourth spawning respectively. The first spawning is not counted.