TABLE 1.
Efficiency of spicule insertion during heterospecific matings
| No. of males that inserted their spicules into 24-hr mates
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | C. briggsae AF16 hermaphrodites | C. remanei females | PB2801 females | C. elegans N2 hermaphrodites |
| C. briggsae | ||||
| AF16 (Ahmedabad, India) | 1/10a | 9/10 | 6/10 | 0/10 |
| VT847 (Hawaii) | 1/10 | 8/10 | 7/10 | 1/10 |
| PB826 (Ohio) | 0/10 | 2/10b | 2/10b | 0/10 |
| C. remanei | ||||
| PB2801 | 0/10 | 10/10a | 9/10 | 0/10 |
| 0/10 | 9/10 | 10/10a | 0/10 | |
| C. elegans | ||||
| N2(Bristol, UK) | 0/10 | 3/10 | 1/10 | 1/10a |
| CB4856 (Hawaii) | 2/10 | 1/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 |
| CB4855 (California) | 0/10 | 3/10 | 1/10 | 2/10 |
a
Data were taken from Figure 1.
b
PB826 males that inserted their spicules also induced behavioral inactivity in the C. remanei and PB2801 females.