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Table 1 Sumary of mating results in the field cage
Run No. of
Females		 No. of
Males		 Sex
ratio		 G.f. fuscipes G.p. palpalis
Pairs formed M P Pairs formed M P
Total Mean plus or minus SE   Total Mean plus or minus SE  
1 30 60 1:2 17 4.25 plus or minus 2.14 0.57 23 5.75 plus or minus 2.43 0.77
2 30 60 1:2 17 4.25 plus or minus 2.21 0.57 13 3.25 plus or minus 1.32 0.43
3 30 60 1:2 22 5.50 plus or minus 1.85 0.73 23 5.75 plus or minus 2.56 0.77
4 30 60 1:2 14 3.50 plus or minus 2.02 0.47 24 6.00 plus or minus 2.58 0.80
Overall 120 240 1:2 70 4.38 plus or minus 0.41 0.58 83 5.19 plus or minus 0.65 0.69
MP - mating propensity, the proportion of females that mated
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