Table 3 Oviposition by female Panamanian golden frogs (Atelopus zeteki) given GnRHa or GnRHa + metoclopramide treatments. Data reflects the number of females that laid eggs and percent (%) at each stage of the process
Treatment | N | # Females Ovipositing (%) | Did not lay | ||
No hormone | 431 | 102 (23.7) | 329 (76.3) | ||
Hormone | 84 | 38 (45.2) | 46 (54.8) | ||
P-value | – | 0.00008 | – | ||
Hormone | N | # Females Ovipositing (%) | Pulse Response (%) | Did not lay | |
Laid w/ 1 pulse | Laid w/ 2 pulses | ||||
GnRHa | 50 | 23 (46.0) | 18 (36.0) | 5 (10.0) | 27 (54.0) |
GnRHa + MET | 34 | 15 (44.1) | 9 (26.4) | 6 (17.7) | 19 (55.9) |
P-value | – | 0.86 | 0.36 | 0.42 | 0.86 |