Fig. 2. Apple cider vinegar makes females more sensitive to CO2.
Distributions of time spent in four fields of the olfactometer as in
Fig. 1. (A) 0.02%
CO2 (black hatched bars) added to apple cider vinegar (vin.; grey
bars; N=53, Friedman-ANOVA: P<0.001; Wilcoxon-Wilcox:
P<0.001) is as attractive as apple cider vinegar alone (same data
as in Fig. 1B; ns, no
significant difference, Mann-Whitney U-test). (B) When all fields
contain apple cider vinegar odor (grey bars) as background, a field laced with
0.02% CO2 (hatched bars) is avoided, but only by females
(Nfemales=29, Nmales=17,
Friedman-ANOVA, P<0.001; Wilcoxon-Wilcox: P<0.001).
Values are means ± s.e.m.