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Here are some typical statements from the results of a study on spider mating by (Herberstein et al., 2005). Note how the statistical results are reported after each result is described.
Example results text We observed a total of 44 copulations of Argiope keyserlingi males paired with females. The sizes of males allocated to the three treatments (control, fatigued and emasculated males; Table 1) were not significantly different (ANOVA: F2,43 = 0.02, p = 0.98). Males mated for significantly longer during their second copulation than during their first copulation (paired t-test: t7 = 3.7, p = 0.008; Figure 1). |
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| Statements backed up with statistical tests used to analyse data | |
| Table and figure referred to and numbered |
Herberstein, M., Gaskett, A., Schneider, J., Vella, N., Elgar, M., (2005). Limits to male copulation frequency: sexual cannibalism and sterility in St Andrew’s cross spiders (Araneae, Araneidae). Ethology, 111, 1050-1061.
