Table VI-6. | Flight activity and hardening of the elytra. Percentage of beetles showing flight activity in laboratory experiments, in relation to the degree of hardness of the elytra (+/- standard deviation) |
% OF INDIVIDUALS SHOWING FLIGHT ACTIVITY | |||
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HARDNESS | n | MALES | FEMALES |
Hard/r.hard | 26 | 74.13 (+/-18.72) | 75.10 (+/-16.53) |
Rather soft | 18 | 55.16 (+/-29.17) | 61.56 (+/-23.52) |
Soft/v.soft | 22 | 16.86 (+/-16.30) | 16.61 (+/-19.94) |