Table 1:
Progeny numbers and egg hatch rate for crosses within and between
D. americana
(NN97.4-red) and
D. novamexicana
(1031.4).
Female parent
Number of progeny (±S.E)
Egg hatch rate (±S.E.)
Conspecific
Heterospecific
Conspecific
Heterospecific
D. americana
73.5 (±0.87)
23.4 (±0.33)
0.90 (±0.009)
0.36 (±0.03)
D. novamexicana
69.2 (±0.44)
1.4 (±0.08)
0.97 (±0.009)
0.008 (±0.003)