Table 2. Mean female and male body size (measured as wing length), estimated sperm number, and average number of eggs and larvae produced per mated female per individual-male mating cages for each treatment group.
Variable | M KIL × F KIL | M Mopti × F Mopti | Supermales × F KIL | Supermales × F Mopti |
---|---|---|---|---|
Female Wing Length (mm) | 2.93 (2.92–2.94) | 2.95 (2.94–2.96) | 2.92 (2.91–2.93) | 2.94 (2.93–2.95) |
264 | 318 | 253 | 287 | |
Male Wing Length (mm) | 2.94 (2.91–2.97) | 2.94 (2.91–2.97) | 2.94 (2.91–2.97) | 2.93 (2.90–2.96) |
15 | 19 | 15 | 17 | |
Sperm Numbera | 1742.3 (1264.9–2400.0) | 2496.1 (1779.1–3502.0) | 3170.9 (2218.1–4532.9) | 1371.7 (953.2–1974.1) |
48 | 43 | 39 | 38 | |
Mean Eggs per Mated Female | 5.25 (–3.53–14.04) | 22.63 (15.95–29.32) | 17.49 (9.97–25.01) | 35.91 (28.84–42.98) |
11 | 19 | 15 | 17 | |
Mean Larvae per Mated Female | 3.10 (–2.79–8.98) | 9.42 (4.81–14.1) | 11.80 (6.76–16.84) | 14.16 (9.42–18.89) |
11 | 18 | 15 | 17 | |
Mean Eggs per Male | 39.4 (–19.3–98.1) | 174.7 (122.5–226.9) | 145.4 (86.7–204.1) | 299.4 (244.3–354.6) |
15 | 19 | 15 | 17 | |
Mean Larvae per Male | 23.8 (–13.51–66.1) | 71.6 (38.4–104.7) | 96.7 (59.4–134.0) | 111.1 (59.4–134.0) |
15 | 19 | 15 | 17 |
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.