Rate of Regeneration. 



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4. RESULTS. 



Rate of Moulting. 



A comparison of Series A with Series B shows that the individ- 

 uals of the latter, the ones w^ith the greater degree of injury, moult 

 sooner than those of the former, the ones with the lesser degree of 

 mjury. The data for the rate of moulting are collected in Table 

 V in which is given the number of individuals of each series which 



c 



PV r 



W 2 



IV 3 



IV'4 



PV 4 



Fio. 2. Fig. 3. 



Diagrams to illustrate the comparative degree of injury in Series A (Fig. 2) and Series B (Fig. 3). 



CC = chelae. Wi to W4, W'l to WI4 = walking legs. Plain lines = uninjured legs. Barred 

 lines = removed legs. 



had moulted once, twice or three times 95, 130, and 181 days after 

 the operation. The males and females are considered separately 

 in each case because the rate was found to differ in the two. The 

 more rapid rate of moulting of the series with the greater degree of 

 injury is evident throughout. Ninety-five days after the operation 

 only seven out of the seventeen male members of the series with 



