Table 1 Overview of all experiments
From: Sex-specific effects of a parasite evolving in a female-biased host population
No. of the experiment | Experiment | Age at exposure (days) | Exposure duration (days) | Parameters measured | Results figure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Likelihood of infection with sex dimorphism during exposure | 3 | 11 | - Infection rate | - Figure 1 |
2 | Host gigantism, parasite fitness and virulence | 1 | 2 | - Infection rate | Â |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | - Host Survival | - Figure 4 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | - Spore counts at death (two clones) | - Figure 3 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | - Host body length 21 days post exposure (two clones) | - Figure 5 |
3 | Within host parasite proliferation | 1 | 2 | - Spore counts 20 and 27 days post-exposure | - Figure 2a |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | - Host body length 20 and 27 days post-exposure (for spore density) | - Figure 2b |
4 | Host gigantism | 3 | 11 | - Host body length 21 days post exposure | - Figure 5 |
5 | Male castration | 1 | 2 | - Spermatozoa counts 13 to 26 days post exposure | - Figure 6 |