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Table 2 Median stage of development of male and female S. poulsonii infected D. nebulosa embryos of ages 4–24 h AEL. () = number of embryos. Wilcoxon test results compare male and female development stage.

From: The pathology of embryo death caused by the male-killing Spiroplasma bacterium in Drosophila nebulosa

Cohort (h AEL)

Median stage of embryonic development

Wilcoxon test results

Significance

 

Male

Female

  

4–6

8 (90)

8 (85)

8025

0.705

6–8

10 (93)

10 (41)

5549

0.0062

8–10

10 (91)

11 (81)

6617

0.0001

10–12

12 (34)

14 (32)

740

0.0001

12–14

13 (37)

14 (52)

1213

0.0005

14–16

13 (56)

14 (104)

2294

0.0001

16–18

13 (92)

16 (100)

5120

0.0001

18–20

12 (75)

17 (72)

2850

0.0001

20–22

12 (170)

17 (145)

4196

0.0001

22–24

13 (14)

17 (2)

105

0.0005