Mean fecundity measures of female <i>D. melanogaster</i> reared on low iron food (tea).

<p>The total number of eggs laid by a single female was counted over a three-day period and the average calculated. Standard error bars are indicated; replicate numbers are noted within the columns. Uninfected females are denoted by an open bar, <i>Wolbachia</i>-infected females by a filled bar. Female flies reared on cornmeal fly diet are described as “Control.” Mean fecundities that are significantly different are denoted by * (p<0.05; ANOVA) or ** (p<0.001; Mann-Whitney U Test).