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Table 1. Latency time before copulation and duration of copulation (in minutes) for female Drosophila bifurca remating depending on the number of times the first male had previously mated. virgin = males which have not previously mated; 2x-, 3x-, 4x- = the first male has previously mated two, three, or four times. N = number of flies tested.
Latency time before copulation
Duration of copulation
N
virgin
32.54 ± 5.12
6.26 ± 1.30
26
2x
37.02 ± 7.43
5.15 ± 0.43
26
3x
22.01 ± 4.38
5.36 ± 0.40
26
4x
38.53 ± 7.35
4.67 ± 0.41
17
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