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. 2013 Mar 1;8(3):e57737. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057737

Table 1. Summary of the different combinations tested and number of replicates (N) for each.

IIa or IIb
Exp. Choice 1 Exp. Choice 2
Target animalTested animal Male Female C/D0 Male/Female C/D0 Male/Female D2–4 FemaleC/D0/Female D2–4 FemaleC/D0/Female D1
I Male N = 20 N = 20 N = 20 N = 20 N = 25 N = 10
Female C/D0 N = 20 N = 20 N = 20
Female D2–4 N = 20

(C/D0: di-ecdysis and beginning of pre-ecdysis (no calcium plates), D1: middle of pre-ecdysis (appearance of calcium plates), D2–4: end of pre-ecdysis (advanced calcium plates), see fig. 1).