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The number of mosquitoes (Mean ± SE1) contributing to the total eggs laid in each mosquito/ substrate combination. |
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| Mosquito/ Substrate |
Mean ± SE1 |
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| Gravid/ Distilled water |
3.3 ± 0.4bc |
| Gravid/ Anopheline habitat water |
3.5 ± 0.4ab |
| Gravid/ Culicine habitat water |
2.5 ± 0.4c |
| Hypergravid/ Distilled water |
3.8 ± 0.4ab |
| Hypergravid/ Anopheline habitat water |
4.4 ± 0.3a |
| Hypergravid/ Culicine habitat water |
3.6 ± 0.4ab |
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1SE: Standard Error. n = 12 cages each containing five mosquitoes. Any two means sharing a letter in common are not significantly different at 5% level (LSD test). | |
Sumba et al. Journal of Circadian Rhythms 2004 2:6 doi:10.1186/1740-3391-2-6 |
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