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Table 3 Weighted mean size ± SE and sex proportion of the progeny produced by double mated females.

From: Female-driven mechanisms, ejaculate size and quality contribute to the lower fertility of sex-ratio distorter males in Drosophila simulans

Crossing

(N)

Male's progeny

Before second mating

(% females)

After second mating

(% females)

Total progeny

(N females)

ST/SR

(7)

ST

83 ± 7

(52.3)

70.9*

153.9*

(80.5)

 

SR

-

36.5*

36.5*

(34.8)

 

total

83 ± 7

(52.3)

107.4 ± 11.2

(66.6)

190.4 ± 15.3

SR/ST

(17)

ST

-

89.7*

89.7*

(46.9)

 

SR

55.2 ± 7.6

(95.3)

12.2*

67.4*

(64.2)

 

total

55.2 ± 7.6

(95.3)

101.9 ± 5.3

(57.3)

157.1 ± 9.4

  1. * calculated from the sex proportions observed before the second mating. N = number of mating.