TABLE 4.
Parents (female × male) | No. of productive matings | Avg litter size (no. of pups) |
---|---|---|
+/− × +/+ | 18 | 8.9 |
+/− × +/− | 20 | 7.85 |
+/− × −/− | 21 | 4.7a |
+/+ × +/− | 9 | 7.44 |
−/− × +/− | 11 | 7.45 |
+/+ × +/+ | 7 | 10.1 |
P = 0.0004 for variance between −/− and +/+ males and P = 0.0393 for variance between −/− and +/− males (one-way analysis of variance).