asbio (version 1.0-5)

fly.sex: Fly sex and longevity

Description

Partridge and Farqaur (1981) studied the effect of the number of mating partners on the longevity of fruitflies. Five different mating treatments were applied to single male fruitflies. As a concommitant variable thorax length was measured.

Usage

data(fly.sex)

source

Quinn, G. P., and M. J. Keough. 2002. Experimental Design and Data Analysis for Biologists. Cambridge University Press.

References

Partridge, L., and Farquhar, M. (1981), Sexual activity and the lifespan of male fruitflies, Nature 294, 580-581.

Examples

data(fly.sex)
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