Table 1. Mean female body size (measured as wing length), spermathecae size, estimated sperm number, and number of eggs and larvae in large-group mating cages for the four experimental mating combinations.
Variable | M KIL × F KIL | M Mopti × F Mopti | Supermales × F KIL | Supermales × F Mopti |
---|---|---|---|---|
Female Wing Length (mm) | 2.92 (2.89–2.95) | 2.93 (2.90–2.96) | 2.93 (2.90–2.95) | 2.93 (2.90–2.96) |
73 | 73 | 70 | 70 | |
Spermathecae Size (mm2) | 0.048 (0.046–0.050) | 0.046 (0.044–0.047) | 0.049 (0.047–0.051) | 0.047 (0.045–0.049) |
49 | 49 | 47 | 46 | |
Sperm Numbera | 669.6 (467.9–958.1) | 356 (255.5–498.08) | 521.9 (370.8–734.3) | 344.0 (248.1–477.0) |
20 | 23 | 22 | 24 | |
Eggs per Female | 70.2 (57.7–82.7) | 64.0 (49.5–78.5) | 64.6 (50.1–79.1) | 66.2 (52.1–80.3) |
23 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
Larvae per Female | 39.4 (29.6–49.1) | 35.9 (24.5–47.2) | 39.6 (28.3–51.0) | 33.9 (22.9–45.0) |
23 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Ninety-five percent confidence intervals are in brackets and sample sizes in italics.
Antilog values of the least squares-mean log-transformed sperm number estimates are presented here.