Table 2 The relationship between the incubation time and the embryo body size
Days post oviposition (d.p.o.) | Total length (mm) | Head length (mm) | Head width (mm) | Head height (mm) | Tail length (mm) | Embryo age defined by stages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 26.5 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 3.9 | No | I |
1 | 27.0 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 4.4 | No | |
2 | 30.0 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 4.8 | No | II |
3 | 31.5 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 2.0 | |
4 | 32.1 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 3.0 | III |
5 | 34.9 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | IV |
6 | 43.8 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 5.2 | |
7 | 48.7 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 5.7 | V |
8 | 58.5 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 7.8 | |
9 | 79.3 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 9.2 | |
10 | 82.7 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 11.3 | VI |
12 | 87.6 | 6.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 11.9 | |
14 | 98.2 | 7.1 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 15.8 | VII |
17 | 133.7 | 8.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 17.1 | VIII |
20 | 144.2 | 8.3 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 25.9 | IX |
22 | 153.1 | 8.7 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 29.3 | X |
25 | 176.3 | 9.4 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 30.7 | XI |
27 | 184.7 | 11.3 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 34.2 | |
31 | 200.0 | 11.8 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 38.5 | XII |
32 | 211.3 | 12.0 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 40.0 | |
33 | 211.8 | 12.0 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 40.1 |