Table 1 Sample sizes for each type of experiment
Type of nematodes involved in competition | Proportion of X. nematophila/X. innexi injected into the insect | Number of insects used for the bacterial assessment | Number of insects used to assess the proportion of males of each species | Number of insects used to assess the proportion of females of each species | Number of insects used to assess the reproductive rate of each species | Total number of insects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aposymbiotic nematodes | none | 10 | 28 | 4 | 37 | 74 |
0/100 | 10 | 29 | 5 | 15 | 54 | |
50/50 | 10* | 46* | 8* | 33* | 97 | |
70/30 | 10* | 50* | 8* | 28* | 96 | |
90/10 | 10* | 52* | 8* | 28* | 98 | |
100 | 10* | 48* | 8* | 20* | 86 | |
Symbiotic nematodes | none | 10* | 63* | 8* | 37* | 118 |