Table 1.
Correlates of female rejection in the female size and male eyespan experiments
| Rejected males, mean ± SE (n) | Accepted males, mean ± SE (n) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Female size experiment | |||
| Copulation duration | 262.11 ± 10.34 sec (36) | 258.57 ± 4.95 sec (157) | F1,191 = 0.0952, P = 0.7580 |
| Spermatophore area | 0.057 ± 0.002 mm2 (27) | 0.061 ± 0.001 mm2 (122) | F1,147 = 2.9188, P = 0.0897 |
| Absolute sperm content | 0.027 ± 0.0048 mm2 (27) | 0.029 ± 0.002 mm2 (122) | F1,147 = 0.1386, P = 0.7102 |
| Relative sperm content | 0.031 ± 0.004 mm2 (27) | 0.029 ± 0.002 mm2 (122) | F1,146 = 0.2215, P = 0.6386 |
| Male eyespan experiment | |||
| Copulation duration | 272.56 ± 10.59 sec (32) | 279.43 ± 4.62 sec (168) | F1,198 = 0.3540, P = 0.5526 |
| Spermatophore area | 0.059 ± 0.003 mm2 (18) | 0.059 ± 0.001 mm2 (131) | F1,147 = 0.0312, P = 0.8600 |
| Absolute sperm content | 0.032 ± 0.006 mm2 (18) | 0.036 ± 0.002 mm2 (131) | F1,147 = 0.4603, P = 0.4985 |
| Relative sperm content | 0.032 ± 0.005 mm2 (18) | 0.036 ± 0.002 mm2 (131) | F1,146 = 0.4550, P = 0.5010 |