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Table 3 Convergence characteristics for male-female pairs from different treatments. F/M column contains the size of the female (large or small)/and size of the male (large or small) in the interaction. Male and female Δ refer to the amount of frequency change (Hz) recorded at the beginning and end of an interaction. These data are from the 109 live pairs in which convergence occurred

From: Size, sounds and sex: interactions between body size and harmonic convergence signals determine mating success in Aedes aegypti

Male and female size

n

Male Δ (Hz)

Female Δ (Hz)

Latency (s)

Duration (s)

Male rate (Hz/s)

Female rate (Hz/s)

LFLM

38

63.82 ± 10.30

23.53 ± 5.73

1.71 ± 0.36

1.70 ± 0.23

73.63 ± 18.29

20.73 ± 5.21

LFSM

34

72.37 ± 11.50

14.72 ± 2.37

1.74 ± 0.29

1.11 ± 0.22

69.02 ± 14.44

24.09 ± 6.45

SFLM

18

39.40 ± 8.41

34.87 ± 7.06

1.00 ± 0.30

1.29 ± 0.28

75.50 ± 18.22

39.80 ± 7.42

SFSM

19

59.30 ± 15.81

16.65 ± 3.89

1.11 ± 0.37

1.70 ± 0.47

93.08 ± 21.92

23.84 ± 7.42

  1. Abbreviations: LFLM large female-large male pair, LFSM large female-small male pair, SFLM small female-large male pair, SFSM small female-small male pair