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. 2013 Aug 15;7(8):e2374. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002374

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: Inline graphic, the relative egg-count increase due to Wolbachia colonization; Inline graphic, the proportion of eggs of Wolbachia-colonized females that are non-colonized; and Inline graphic, 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.