Table 5 Results of crosses between Smith+ males and Moor− females showing effect of male age on average % egg hatch

From: A Wolbachia infection from Drosophila that causes cytoplasmic incompatibility despite low prevalence and densities in males

Male age (days)

N

Average % hatch

Range % hatch

Male parent wsp Cp ± SD

3

8

0

0

31.80 ± 1.97

5

8

14

0–50

31.93 ± 3.03

8

12

10.7

0–42.9

30.24 ± 4.45

11

6

15.1

0–50

31.39 ± 2.12

14

7

30.7

4.8–64.7

29.47 ± 2.15

  1. Mean male parent wsp Cp values are also reported
  2. N is the number of replicates after excluding those which did not mate, or which had fewer than five eggs. Male wsp Cp values were based on all males crossed, regardless of hatch rates or mating
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