. 2014 Oct 6;7:465. doi: 10.1186/s13071-014-0465-y

Table 1.

Pre-mating period and duration of mating in minutes (mean ± se) of unchilled Glossina palpalis gambiensis males of different ages and spermathecal value (mean ± se) for the females that mated with the males

Male age	N	Premating period ¹	Mating duration ¹	Spermathecal value ¹
3 days	33	102.2 ± 11.2^a	59.5 ± 4.27^a	1.19 ± 0.15^a
6 days	88	102.5 ± 6.25^a	68.6 ± 2.64^b	1.76 ± 0.06^b
9 days	129	95.3 ± 5.36^a	73.2 ± 2.22^b	1.78 ± 0.05^b

¹Values followed by the same letter in the same column are not significantly different at α = 0.05.