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Table 3 Summary mortality parameters for males and females for each of N replicate cages.

From: An experimental test for indirect benefits in Drosophila melanogaster

Sex

Milieu

N (duds/studs)

ln α (duds ± SE/studs ± SE)

β (duds ± SE/studs ± SE)

females

mixed sex

8/8

-9.08 ± 0.47/-9.25 ± 0.34

0.151 ± 0.010/0.153 ± 0.009

females

single sex

8/7

-10.71 ± 0.22/-10.43 ± 0.66

0.164 ± 0.005/0.156 ± 0.012

males

mixed sex

8/8

-11.14 ± 0.60/-11.28 ± 0.057

0.190 ± 0.013/0.197 ± 0.012

males

single sex

8/8

-10.94 ± 0.53/-9.81 ± 0.33

0.187 ± 0.011/0.153 ± 0.008

  1. Mean (± SE) Gompertz mortality parameters as fit by WinModest [91]. α represents baseline mortality and β represents the rate of increase of mortality with age (senescence).