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Table 2 Insemination rates in free-mating crosses between An. albitarsis from the laboratory colony, F1 mosquitoes of the original population (Massaranduba, Santa Catarina State, Brazil) and their reciprocal hybrids.

From: Adaptation of a South American malaria vector to laboratory colonization suggests faster-male evolution for mating ability

cross

Number of crosses

Number of inseminated females

♀ colony X ♂ colony

115

23 (20.0%)

♀ feral X ♂ colony

85

16 (18.8%)

♀ colony X ♂ feral

65

3 (4.6%)

♀ feral X ♂ feral

66

5 (7.6%)

♀ colony X ♂ hybrid A#

43

2 (4.7%)

♀ colony X ♂ hybrid B$

30

2 (6.7%)

  1. # hybrid A = F1 of ♀ feral X ♂ colony $ hybrid B = F1 of ♀ colony X ♂ feral