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Table 1 The number of males (M) or females (F) measured (in parentheses) and selected in each generation of selection. The selection treatments include up attractiveness (AT), down attractiveness (UN), up preference for attractive males (PR) and control (CO).

From: Direct selection on male attractiveness and female preference fails to produce a response

Generation

 

Block 1 selected (measured)

 

Block 2 selected (measured)

 
  

AT

UN

PR

CO

Date

AT

UN

PR

CO

Date

Parental

M

50 (100)

50 (100)

50 (50)

50 (50)

Feb 2000

50 (100)

50 (100)

50 (50)

50 (50)

May 2000

 

F

50 (50)

50 (50)

50 (100)

50 (50)

 

50 (50)

50 (50)

50 (100)

50 (50)

 

F1

M

38 (57)

38 (57)

38 (38)

38 (38)

Mar 2001

35 (57)

35 (57)

35 (35)

35 (35)

May 2001

 

F

40 (40)

40 (40)

40 (76)

40 (40)

 

40 (40)

40 (40)

40 (76)

40 (40)

 

F2

M

50 (84)

50 (90)

50 (50)

50 (50)

Oct 2001

50 (77)

50 (90)

50 (50)

50 (50)

Jan 2002

 

F

50 (50)

50 (50)

50 (95)

50 (50)

 

50 (50)

50 (50)

50 (114)

50 (50)

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