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Table 4 Analysis of variance for the sperm incapacitation and sperm release experiments.

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

Source

d.f.

SS

F

p

Percentage of dead sperm in double mating

    

   First male genotype

1

0.022

1.33

0.3

   Second interrupted mating

2

0.031

0.92

0.4

Number of stored sperm in double mating

    

   First male genotype

1

164431.35

34.66

< 0.001

   Second interrupted mating

2

26451.23

2.79

0.070

  1. Comparison of the percentage of dead or stored sperm of a first male (SR or ST) 96 h after a mating, depending on the nature of the second interrupted mating: without second interrupted mating, second SR male, second ST male.
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BMC Ecology and Evolution

ISSN: 2730-7182

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