These experiments revealed that A. tonsa readily ingested P. minimum cells, up to the equivalent of 200% of body carbon day−1, but egg production was relatively low, with a maximum egg production rate of 22% of body carbon day−1.
For each wetland, the maximum egg mass count was recorded.
Batch size for the solo and paired observations was 6.5 ± 0.2 eggs (mean ± se), which is about half the expected egg complement for a 2-day-old female E. nassaui (Mansfield et al. 2011).
Moreover, considering the time trend of the egg mortality (Figs. 1, 2), a maximum egg mortality peak was clearly visible during the third week of the experimentation, after which the eggs reached a steady state condition without any substantial mortalities.
The European Union legislation has established 2 μg/ml as the maximum egg proteins concentration allowed, which has been demonstrated to be a safe amount in patients with previous egg's anaphylaxis.
Prey egg density in the balanced design was chosen to allow maximum egg production of each predator female within the 24 h experimental period (Vanas et al. 2006).
The maximum egg-laying rates observed in this investigation were 141 (N2) and 144 (MY6) eggs d-1.
The maximum egg-laying rates observed in this investigation were somewhat above 140 eggs d-1 (Table 1).
It had a maximum crew complement of 26 sailors, and was in service hauling woodchips (used for paper pulp production).
COPT reactivity was observed in an average of 21% of viable eggs, with an SD of 9% (median 21% viable eggs; minimum = 9% viable eggs; maximum 38% viable eggs; n = 33).
