Durations of Pre-Copulatory Periods of Laboratory-Reared Irradiated and Non-Irradiated Male Gypsy Moths

Autor: Waldvogel, Michael G., Collison, C. H., Cameron, E. Alan
Zdroj: Environmental Entomology; June 1981, Vol. 10 Issue: 3 p388-388, 1p
Abstrakt: Laboratory-reared irradiated and non-irradiated male gypsy moths were compared for the durations of their pre-copulatory and copulatory periods. Pre-copulatory duration was significantly different (P = 0.04) between irradiated (45.2 min) and non-irradiated (25.2 min) males, but not between their respective first and second matings. Copulatory duration of irradiated and non-irradiated males was not significantly different (P > 0.05); however, first matings were significantly longer (P = 0.01) than second matings in their durations (73 and 62 min, respectively).
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