Naturally Wolbachia-infected D. yakuba, D. teissieri, and D. santomea and expression of CI
Cross (female × male) | Eggs | Crosses | % mortality | Comparisona |
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1. D. yakuba (T) × D. yakuba (T) | 1456 | 26 | 7.6 ± 1.7 | 1 vs. 2 (NS) |
2. D. yakuba (T) × D. yakuba (wSty) | 1660 | 26 | 9.3 ± 2.6 | |
3. D. teissieri (T) × D. teissieri (T) | 1424 | 26 | 13.9 ± 2.4 | 3 vs. 4 (NS) |
4. D. teissieri (T) × D. teissieri (wSty) | 1835 | 26 | 13.0 ± 2.6 | |
5. D. santomea (T) × D. santomea (T) | 807 | 19 | 8.8 ± 2.3 | 5 vs. 6 (NS) |
6. D. santomea (T) × D. santomea (wSty) | 1991 | 31 | 8.4 ± 2.3 |
↵a Pairs of crosses were compared using the t-test.
CI is reported as percentage embryo mortality ±SE. Experiments for each Drosophila species were performed simultaneously. NS, no significant difference.