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Table 1 Hatching outcome of embryos among 11 salamander egg masses collected from western Massachusetts during early stages of development and tracked in the lab, 2016

From: Survival of Polyploid hybrid salamander embryos

Lineage

Town

Mass ID

Initial Stage

Embryo Counta

Hatch Count

Hatch Fraction

Jefferson

Sunderland

B

4

69

52

0.75

Jefferson

W. Springfield

G

1

59

58

0.98

Jefferson

Lenox

H

2

24

13

0.54

 

Jefferson Subtotal

 

152

123

0.81

Unisexual

Sunderland

A

6

35

27

0.77

Unisexual

W. Springfield

C

8

15

14

0.93

Unisexual

W. Springfield

D

6

23

20

0.87

Unisexual

W. Springfield

E

1

24

19

0.79

Unisexual

W. Springfield

Fb

1

20

0

0

Unisexual

Lenox

I

2

18

15

0.83

Unisexual

Lenox

J

3

12

12

1

Unisexual

Lenox

K

3

22

17

0.77

 

Unisexual Subtotal

 

169

124

0.73

  1. aCounts do not include embryos excised for genetic analysis
  2. bNo embryos in mass F entered first cleavage stage