TABLE 3.
Rescue effects on relative fitness of evolved clones in the asocial batch regimea
| Evolved clone | Relative fitness
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|---|---|---|
| Rescued (S+) vs. evolved (S−) | Ancestor (S+) vs. evolved (S−) | |
| S2 | 0.963*** | 0.741*** |
| S4 | 0.960** | 0.680*** |
| R2a | 0.992ns | 0.793* |
| R6 | 0.942** | 0.720*** |
a
Asterisks indicate statistical significance of the fitness differences between rescued (S+) and unrescued (S−) evolved clones and between the ancestor and unrescued evolved clones. The null hypothesis (equal relative fitness) is 1. Significance levels are based on one-tailed t tests. ***, P < 0.001. **, P < 0.01. *, P < 0.05. ns, P > 0.05.