Table 1. Comparison of the number of eggs laid in each of two patches containing different amounts of flour/yeast mixture by female Tribolium castaneum when presented with a paired choice.

Amount of flour (g) in patch 1 Number of eggs laid in patch 1 (meansem) Amount of flour (g) in patch 2 Number of eggs laid in patch 2 (meansem) Individuals that laid eggs (n) t-statistic (paired two-tailed t-test) P-value 0.01 0.4 0.2 0.1 6.11.2 16 4.55 0.0004 0.02 1.10.3 0.1 5.21.2 18 3.47 0.0029 0.04 1.61.8 0.1 3.20.9 9 1.4 0.199 0.1 2.40.8 0.1 1.40.3 12 1.34 0.2087 0.2 7.91.3 0.1 3.30.9 18 2.98 0.0084 0.4 7.51.9 0.1 0.70.5 8 3.47 0.0104