Table 1 Relative mean values (ng) of different cuticular hydrocarbons found in males from synthetic lines and strains

From: Genetics of Drosophila simulans male mating discrimination in crosses with D. melanogaster

Peaks

2008

Seychelles

net

brown

ebony

scarlet

Branched tricosane

13.55±2.87

8.35±2.61

13.07±0.91

13.14±0.97

6.46±0.21

9.05±2.77

7-Tricosene

157.24±12.24

72.72±7.23

95.31±5.29

95.82±4.68

64.71±8.48

92.36±12.36

n-Tricosane

35.71±3.45

13.43±2.25

18.06±1.79

17.91±2.10

13.18±2.21

17.68±2.42

Tetracosane

5.18±0.57

3.47±0.53

3.53±0.57

3.52±0.52

3.19±1.03

4.19±0.25

Branched pentacosane

5.89±1.10

2.72±0.37

7.03±0.09

7.08±0.07

0.81±0.42

0.21±0.01

7-Pentacosene

9.00±1.76

6.75±1.26

12.31±2.62

11.81±1.46

6.69±0.69

10.98±1.65

Heptsacosane

19.66±2.42

14.52±1.26

20.63±1.42

19.28±2.01

12.15±1.37

15.59±2.51

Nonacosane

15.56±1.62

3.10±0.38

3.71±0.60

4.20±0.51

6.24±0.45

6.81±0.86

% Hybridization

11.20

56.60

10.64

45.65

41.67

46.74

  1. The last row shows the hybridization percentages of the lines with D. melanogaster females.