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Table 3 Mean (± SE) clutch number and gross reproductive outputs gained by the males of different mating orders among the polyandrous mates of the female jacanas. The coefficient of variation (CV, %) of each parameter is given in parentheses underneath for each respective category. Superscript letters and asterisks indicate a significantly larger value than other values with the same superscript letter under the same column category

From: Brood success of sex-role-reversed pheasant-tailed jacanas: the effects of social polyandry, seasonality, and male mating order

Mate order

Clutch

Egg

Hatchling

Fledgling

First (n = 55)

2.29 ± 0.16a*b*

8.13 ± 0.55c*d*

2.95 ± 0.34e*

1.64 ± 0.21

(51.56)

(50.12)

(85.30)

(95.08)

Second (n = 55)

1.60 ± 0.11a

5.20 ± 0.36c

1.95 ± 0.22e

1.22 ± 0.18

(49.01)

(51.34)

(83.60)

(107.95)

Third1 (n = 17)

1.35 ± 0.12b

4.82 ± 0.52d

1.94 ± 0.55

1.06 ± 0.35

(36.41)

(44.12)

(115.87)

(135.51)

  1. 1including few mates that were ranked the fourth; ap < 0.001, bp < 0.05, cp < 0.001, dp < 0.01, ep < 0.05