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Plots of survival curves of virgin and mated females fed on sugar only or sugar and blood (A). Censored values are marked by circles. The effect of diet, sexual status (virgin versus mated), and their interactions is summarized in the table. The inset (B) depicts the survival curves of inseminated, uninseminated (both in the mated treatment), and virgin females fed on a diet of blood and sugar (see Results for details).
