Sexual bout components are shown in Figure 1. Circling duration
was relatively constant in all bouts in which it occurred. It was only 1.8
to 1.5 seconds longer among the inexperienced ftsh. It also tended to be
slightly longer in both groups during circling bouts. This may 1nd1cate
that when circling for an attempt to mount continuel for a certain length
of time, the fish cease the activity and reorient themselvel before inltlat1ng
a new bout. There may be a l1m1t on the length of time ctrcllng may
occur in a given bout