Table 1. Reproductive success of tsetse–Wolbachia crosses.
Female | |||||
Wol− | Wol+ | ||||
Male | Wol− | Wol− | 1 | Wol− | μ(1+sf) |
Wol+ | (1−μ)(1+sf) | ||||
Wol+ | Wol− | 1−sh | Wol− | μ(1+sf)(1−sh) | |
Wol+ | (1−μ)(1+sf) |
Shown are the relative reproductive rates resulting from tsetse–Wolbachia mating crosses, relative to the cross between a non-colonized female and a non-colonized male. All viable offspring are listed as a result of each mating cross. Parameters governing the reproductive rates of each mating are: , the relative egg-count increase due to Wolbachia colonization; , the proportion of eggs of Wolbachia-colonized females that are non-colonized; and , the proportion of fertilizations of colonized eggs by non-colonized sperm that are not viable due to CI [9]. Non-colonized females can only produce non-colonized offspring, whereas colonized females can produce both colonized and non-colonized offspring.