Table 1 |
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Proportions of different types of offspring produced by Wolbachia infected or uninfected females |
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Infected female (Fecundity = ω) |
Uninfected mother (Fecundity = 1) |
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Offspring type |
Fertilized eggs (x) |
Unfertilized eggs (1-x) |
Fertilized eggs (x) |
Unfertilized eggs (1-x) |
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Infected daughter |
ωxα |
ω(1-x)α |
0 |
0 |
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Uninfected daughter |
ωx(1- α) |
0 |
x |
0 |
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Uninfected son |
0 |
ω(1-x)(1- α) |
0 |
1-x |
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The relative offspring production of the infected females compared to uninfected females is ω.The transmission efficiency of the Wolbachia from infected mother to offspring is α and the egg fertilization rate is x. We assume that all females both infected and uninfected have been inseminated. |
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Stouthamer et al. BMC Evolutionary Biology 2010 10:229 doi:10.1186/1471-2148-10-229 |
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