Table 2 The number of toads spawning, the mean number of eggs produced per. spawning toad and total eggs spawned during the fertile period (11.5–17.5 hrs post-induction) for Bufo baxteri having received one or two primings. Data are expressed as the mean ± SE. There was a significant difference between one or two primings in the mean total number of eggs produced.
| Â | No. toads spawning and egg production with one priming. | No. toads spawning and egg production with two primings. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hrs post-administration | No. Toads spawning | No. Eggs (Mean ± SD) | Total Eggs Spawned | No. Toads Spawning | No. Eggs (Mean ± SD) | Total eggs spawned |
11.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 443 ± 184 | 3,551 |
12.5 | 3 | 376 ± 176 | 1,127 | 7 | 520 ± 152 | 3,640 |
13.5 | 3 | 743 ± 242 | 2,230 | 7 | 525 ± 68 | 3,675 |
14.5 | 3 | 193 ± 17 | 1,805 | 7 | 415 ± 44 | 2,905 |
15.5 | 4 | 468 ± 175 | 1,872 | 7 | 436 ± 36 | 3,055 |
16.5 | 5 | 314 ± 70 | 1,579 | 6 | 588 ± 156 | 3,530 |
17.5 | 4 | 318 ± 94 | 1,270 | 7 | 372 ± 89 | 2,605 |
Total No. Eggs | Â | Â | 9,883 | Â | Â | 22,961 |
Mean ± SE |  |  | 1,647 ± 167 |  |  | 3,280 ± 159 |