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Table 1 Model terms

From: Sexual conflict maintains variation at an insecticide resistance locus

Term and default Canton-S parameter values

Definition

x R

DDT-R (i.e. Accord LTR-inserted) allele frequency

m = 0.28

Relative competitive mating success of DDT-R males compared to susceptible males

f = 2.13

Relative fecundity of DDT-R females compared to susceptible females

e = 1.57

Viability advantage of eggs laid by DDT-R females (RR and RS) compared to susceptible (SS) females

l = 1.13

Viability advantage of larvae of DDT-R females (RR and RS) compared to susceptible (SS) females

F = f × e × l = 3.79

Combined fitness advantage conferred to resistant females

P = 1.12

Pupal viability advantage of DDT-R flies (RR and RS) compared to susceptible (SS) flies

y RR , y RS , y SS

Probability that a mating male has a particular DDT-R genotype: see equations (3)

x RR , x RS , x SS

DDT-R genotype frequencies: see equations (6)

D = 5

DDT Resistance ratio of DDT-R (RR and RS) to susceptible (SS) flies (mortality of susceptible flies/mortality of DDT-R allele carrying flies).

  1. Parameter estimates for f, e, l and P from McCart [24] and m from Smith et al. [23]