Table 1. Musculus females perform assortative mate choice.
Mean ± SE | N♀ (%) | ||||
Mus ♂ | Dom ♂ | P | Mus ♂ | Dom ♂ | |
Mount attempt | 75±24 | 11±6 | 0.15 | 7 (100) | 4 (57) |
Female rejection | 0±0 | 0±0 | NS | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Mount | 7±1 | 3±2 | 0.18 | 7 (100) | 2 (29) |
Ejaculation | 0.7±0.3 | 0±0 | 0.09 | 4* (57) | 0 (0) |
Male mount attempts, female rejection behavior, mounts, and ejaculations are presented in average (Mean ± SE) and for individual females (N♀ and percentage).
indicates that one out of four females received 2 ejaculations from the musculus male during the one hour test. P values of Wilcoxon test comparing musculus and domesticus means are also presented (Mus, musculus; Dom, domesticus; NS, not significant).