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Figure 2

From: Comparison of male reproductive success in malaria-refractory and susceptible strains of Anopheles gambiae

Figure 2

The correlation in male reproductive success between two days of mating in Anopheles gambiae. The correlation between the two groups of females, aged 1 and 3 days, mated to the same cage of males at 3 and 5 days, respectively for four male fitness traits (a) the proportion of inseminated females (r = 0.33, df = 14, p = 0.206), (b) the proportion of females with motile sperm in their spermathecae 14 days after mating (r = 0.58, df = 14, p = 0.019), (c) the proportion of females that oviposited at least once (r = 0.74, df = 14, p = 0.001), and (d) the mean number of eggs per batch (r = 0.47, df = 13, p = 0.078). Females that were mated to BR, BS, RR and RS males are represented by filled circles, filled triangles, open circles and open triangles, respectively. Shown are the lines of best fit from the linear regressions.

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