Fig. 3: Intermittent yeast consumption regulates lifespan and fecundity in both sexes.
From: Mating reconciles fitness and fecundity by switching diet preference in flies
a Duration of yeast preference in mated males. The upper panel is the schematic diagram showing the temporal pattern of the yeast preference test in males. Mean ± SEM. ***p < 0.001, two-tailed unpaired t-tests. n = 15, 16. b Cumulative number of offspring per male on different diets. Black arrows indicate the time point when all males died, as shown in Fig. 3c. Mean ± SDs. *p < 0.05, ***p < 0.001, two-tailed ordinary ANOVA test, followed by Bonferroni’s multiple comparisons tests. c Lifespan of mated males on different diets. ***p < 0.001, Log-rank test. d Temporal pattern of yeast preference in mated females. The upper panel is the schematic diagram showing the temporal pattern of the yeast preference test in females. Mean ± SEM. *p < 0.05, two-tailed unpaired t-tests. n = 20, 14. e Cumulative number of eggs per female on different diets. Black arrows indicate the time point when females died, as shown in Fig. 3f. Mean ± SDs. ***p < 0.001, two-tailed ordinary ANOVA test, followed by Bonferroni’s multiple comparisons tests. f Lifespan of mated females on different diets. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, n.s. not significant, Log-rank test. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.
