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Table 1. Biological attributes of females of varying ages of P. dissecta, when once mated with males of varying ages (n=10).
Male age when mated with female
Mating Duration (in min)
Pre-oviposition period (in days)
Oviposition period (in days)
Fecundity (in eggs)
Per cent Viability
Post Oviposition Period (in days)
1–5d female (pooled)
1–5d male
165.0 ± 18.17
8.20 ± 0.25
22.10 ± 2.05
127.30 ± 7.82
46.30 ± 2.38
52.50 ± 2.79
10d male
169.50 ± 5.33
8.30 ± 0.33
26.74 ± 2.44
168.60 ± 13.57
63.89 ± 2.40
51.50 ± 3.66
20d male
198.10 ± 6.18
9.00 ± 0.52
42.00 ± 1.79
219.10 ± 9.04
71.53 ± 1.81
45.10 ± 1.78
30d male
209.10 ± 4.72
8.60 ± 0.45
50.60 ± 5.74
257.20 ± 39.63
72.70 ± 2.24
42.60 ± 6.14
10d female
1–5d male
174.40 ± 8.06
12.50 ± 0.27
34.10 ± 4.39
202.50 ± 23.60
50.63 ± 1.48
30.30 ± 2.41
10d male
187.70 ± 8.74
12.60 ± 0.27
46.60 ± 5.41
278.30 ± 35.65
66.79 ± 1.56
23.70 ± 4.10
20d male
239.00 ± 14.23
11.80 ± 0.13
86.90 ± 3.99
361.10 ± 21.48
71.82 ± 3.18
16.60 ± 2.45
30d male
271.80 ± 6.98
11.60 ± 0.16
69.40 ± 4.64
328.60 ± 19.73
77.18 ± 1.42
18.60 ± 2.02
20d female
1–5d male
230.5 ± 10.84
21.10 ± 0.35
39.10 ± 3.13
207.20 ± 22.17
57.60 ± 2.87
11.20 ± 1.12
10d male
257.90 ± 12.98
21.30 ± 0.45
56.50 ± 11.14
389.80 ± 71.95
72.51 ± 3.14
5.80 ± 0.59
20d male
302.00 ± 31.06
21.20 ± 0.13
59.10 ± 4.67
405.60 ± 25.12
76.89 ± 1.46
6.40 ± 0.85
30d male
364.80 ± 25.85
20.70 ± 0.15
84.60 ± 6.59
373.80 ± 17.66
81.96 ± 1.32
8.50 ± 0.37
30d female
1–5d male
175.6 ± 18.16
31.60 ± 0.22
38.40 ± 4.69
175.30 ± 12.74
51.21 ± 2.70
7.0 ± 0.62
10d male
223.3 ± 12.31
30.8 ± 0.20
50.00 ± 5.91
318.30 ± 23.05
73.32 ± 0.75
4.80 ± 0.68
20d male
248.40 ± 16.75
30.40 ± 0.16
67.00 ± 1.94
362.80 ± 21.97
76.67 ± 0.81
6.80 ± 0.88
30d male
290.60 ± 9.90
30.5 ± 0.17
63.50 ± 2.32
334.70 ± 41.59
79.46 ± 1.03
5.60 ± 0.56
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