Research Article

Drosophila melanogaster Selection for Survival of Bacillus cereus Infection: Life History Trait Indirect Responses

Table 1

Mating design for the progeny development time assay.

Mating for progeny development time

One sex treated with autoclaved sporesA treated females × untreated males
B treated males × untreated females
One sex types treated with sterile H2OC treated females × untreated males
D treated males × untreated females
No treatmentE untreated females × untreated males

All line types (selected—S, puncture control—CP, and no perturbation—CN) were used for crosses A, B, C, D, and E. The average emergence (eclosion) time of progeny was determined for each cross (A–E).