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Figure 4

From: Experimental insight into the proximate causes of male persistence variation among two strains of the androdioecious Caenorhabditis elegans (Nematoda)

Figure 4

Offspring production by repeatedly mated hermaphrodites. A) Repeated mating of an individual hermaphrodite with a single virgin male every day. The hermaphrodite strain is indicated first and the male strain second. The number of cross-progeny (dark colors) and self-progeny (light colors) were determined. Each value is the average of five replicates. The error bars represent standard errors. For exact numbers and statistical analysis [see additional file 7]. Repeated mating of individual hermaphrodites with different numbers of virgin males added every day. The figure shows total progeny. Note that the proportion of self-progeny was low (see A) and did not differ significantly between treatments; thus, the observed variation is mainly determined by cross-progeny. Each value is the average of five hermaphrodites. The error bars represent standard errors. For exact numbers and statistical analysis [see additional file 8].

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