Table 4 Summary of the differences between unaffected and oiled populations of tabanids.
Not oiled | Oiled | |
---|---|---|
Adult fly counts | High | Low |
Larvae recovered from marsh soil | High | Low |
Effective population size | High | Low |
Number of breeders | High | Low |
Number of families | High | Low |
Number of migrants, gene flow | High | Low |
Genetic bottlenecks | No | Yes |