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. 2001 Mar 13;98(7):3926–3928. doi: 10.1073/pnas.061027998

Table 1.

Observed mating behavior of females injected with test and control substances (Ringer's solution)

Test substances Test
Control
Mating No mating Mating No mating
Sperm* 14 16 11 19
Cycloprolylproline 15 15 17 13
Fatty acids§ 1 45 20 26

Entries are number of queens with respective behavior. 

*

Pairwise posthoc test of sperm vs. control. Wald χ2 = 0.61, df = 1, N = 30, P = 0.43. Univariate, χ2 = 0.617, P = 0.4. 

Pairwise posthoc test of cycloprolylproline vs. control. Wald χ2 = 0.27, df = 1, N = 30, P = 0.61. Univariate, χ2 = 0.268, P = 0.6. 

A mixture of oleic, linoleic, palmitic, and stearic acids in the proportions as in natural plugs. 

§

Pairwise posthoc test of fatty acids vs. control. Wald χ2 = 11.313, df = 1, N = 46, P < 0.001. Univariate, χ2 = 22.275, P < 0.0001.