Fig. 2.

Difference scores (M_MC − M_OC females) for number of eggs laid (A), number of offspring eclosed as adults (B), and egg-to-adult survival percentage (C). The difference scores over days of female life were independent, and paired comparisons testing for deviations from zero showed that number of eggs laid (Wilcoxon signed-rank test, 62.0; P > |t| < 0.792) was not statistically significantly different between M_MC and M_OC females. However, the number of offspring eclosed as adults (Wilcoxon signed-rank test, 199.5; P > |t| < 0.019), and the egg-to-adult survival percentage (Wilcoxon signed-rank test, 295.5; P > |t| < 0.0001) were significantly higher in M_MC than in M_OC females.