Table 1 The numbers of eggs laid and larvae hatched by 51 female Trichostrongylus tenui s within 2.5 h of isolation (early) and in the subsequent 48 h (late)

From: Bayesian paternity analysis and mating patterns in a parasitic nematode, Trichostrongylus tenuis

Laying period

n (%), females laying eggs

n, eggs laid

n (%), females producing larvae

n, larvae hatched

Mean (s.d.) hatch rate a

Early

38 (74.5%)

517

22 (43.1%)

122

0.20 (0.24)

Late

43 (84.3%)

470

12 (23.5%)

32

0.06 (0.13)

Combined

43 (84.3%)

987

29 (56.9%)

154

0.15 (0.19)

  1. aMean (s.d.) hatch rate was calculated using only females that laid eggs in both laying periods (n=38), and differed significantly between periods (P=0.001, paired t-test).
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