Table 6 Mean life-history traits in the females of the eighteen members of the nasuta-albomicans complex of Drosophila (values are mean ± SE of 30 replicates) along with statistical analysis

D. n. nasuta (N)

184.90 ± 10.46

14.00 ± 0.44

113.83 ± 4.36

61.56

D. n. albomicans (A)

199.75 ± 10.63

16.63 ± 0.72

151.30 ± 6.45

75.74

Cytorace 1 (C1)

255.95 ± 11.91

16.73 ± 0.76

166.50 ± 7.52

65.05

Cytorace2 (C2)

256.80 ± 5.59

17.63 ± 0.80

164.16 ± 6.78

63.92

Cytorace 3 (C3)

201.30 ± 8.58

22.26 ± 0.75

139.70 ± 10.03

69.37

Cytorace 4 (C4)

227.25 ± 5.66

22.66 ± 0.66

157.65 ± 3.81

69.37

Cytorace 5 (C5)

239.55 ± 10.78

24.06 ± 0.96

162.90 ± 5.60

68.00

Cytorace 6 (C6)

240.00 ± 10.00

24.36 ± 0.76

178.10 ± 4.14

74.21

Cytorace 7 (C7)

218.15 ± 9.48

21.96 ± 0.57

139.40 ± 5.26

63.90

Cytorace 8 (C8)

281.50 ± 12.25

22.43 ± 0.76

193.45 ± 3.70

68.72

Cytorace 9 (C9)

203.90 ± 7.98

22.56 ± 0.59

148.20 ± 7.90

72.68

Cytorace 10 (C10)

204.55 ± 10.70

21.00 ± 0.63

133.95 ± 9.06

65.48

Cytorace 11 (C11)

219.90 ± 8.19

21.93 ± 1.10

150.75 ± 5.60

68.55

Cytorace 12 (C12)

169.00 ± 9.97

19.16 ± 0.57

127.55 ± 7.69

75.47

Cytorace 13 (C13)

247.40 ± 9.97

18.73 ± 0.60

89.15 ± 7.56

36.03

Cytorace 14 (C14)

229.30 ± 8.79

24.23 ± 0.53

159.10 ± 5.91

69.38

Cytorace 15 (C15)

198.50 ± 5.69

21.80 ± 1.48

140.25 ± 7.29

70.65

Cytorace 16 (C16)

217.80 ± 11.08

21.96 ± 0.82

148.85 ± 5.35

68.34

Analysis of variance (ANOVA)

F = 9.432; d.f. = 17, 522; P < 0.001

F = 14.005; d.f = 17, 522; P < 0.001

F = 12.410; d.f.= 17, 522; P < 0.001