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. 2014 Nov 19;114(3):327–332. doi: 10.1038/hdy.2014.106

Table 2. Statistics for two indices (RP and AD) of the intensity of inbreeding depression in the life-history traits of the population of lines with and without a history of inbreeding.

Trait Index Inbreeding history
No inbreeding history
X21 P-value
    Mean s.e. n Mean s.e. n    
Female maturity rate RP −0.027 0.117 34 0.083 0.104 44 0.5 0.47
  AD −0.053 0.067 30 0.023 0.046 39 1.0 0.31
Male maturity rate RP −0.113 0.080 26 0.084 0.091 35 2.4 0.12
  AD −0.079 0.068 25 0.022 0.078 35 0.8 0.36
Overall maturity rate RP −0.163 0.099 34 0.058 0.091 44 2.7 0.10
  AD −0.087 0.063 32 0.001 0.048 44 1.4 0.23
Juvenile survival RP 0.072 0.055 37 0.013 0.040 44 0.7 0.41
  AD 0.075 0.052 37 0.014 0.039 44 0.8 0.36
Longevity RP −0.008 0.059 16 −0.028 0.046 22 0.1 0.77
  AD −0.250 2.044 16 −1.091 1.662 22 0.1 0.74
Oviposition rate RP 0.027 0.022 29 0.114 0.027 33 6.0 0.01
  AD 0.276 0.310 29 1.424 0.348 33 5.8 0.02

Abbreviations: AD, absolute difference; RP, relative performance.

The sample size n refers to the number of independent lines; average values of the indices per line were used in the statistical tests.