Table 2 Latency of mating acceptance (averaged per female), mating duration (summed per female) and cannibalism occurrence among well-fed females receiving fly gifts (Well fed-Nutritive gift), well-fed females receiving worthless gifts (Well fed-Worthless gift) and poorly fed females receiving fly gifts (Poorly fed-Nutritive gift)
From: Females of a gift-giving spider do not trade sex for food gifts: a consequence of male deception?
Well fed-Nutritive gift | Well fed-Worthless gift | Poorly fed- Fly gift | |
|---|---|---|---|
Latency of acceptance (min) | 11.70 ± 1.41 a (n = 21) | 8.11 ± 1.04 a (n = 22) | 5.21 ± 0.55 a (n = 21) |
Mating duration (min) | 11.39 ± 2.66 a (n = 21) | 7.56 ± 1.38 a (n = 22) | 11.52 ± 1.35 a (n = 21) |
Cannibalism (yes/no) | 8/225 a | 10/330 a | 22/302 b |