Table 2 Total number of ovigerous females and mean number of ovigerous females recorded per day (in parentheses) of Metasesarma aubryi at the Hsiangchiaowan–Shadao area during the peak breeding season.

From: The role of anthropogenic disturbance and invasion of yellow crazy ant in a recent decline of land crab population

Observation period (number of days)

Number of ovigerous females

September 2012 (4 days)a,b

 > 2000

September 2015 (4 days)a

300 (75.0 ± 28.8)

September 2017 (4 days)

3 (0.8 ± 0.5)

Test statistic (2015 vs 2017)

t = 2.578; d.f. = 6; p < 0.05

  1. aData for 2012 and 2015 were obtained from Liu, unpublished data and Liu38, respectively.
  2. bData regarding mean number of ovigerous females recorded per day for the year 2012 are not available.
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