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Mid afternoon egg output by Anopheles gambiae as influenced by previous access to an ovipositional resource. |
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| Treatment |
Total eggs per cage per period |
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| With ovipositional resource the previous evening |
1700 – 1200 h |
1200 – 1600 h |
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| Cage No. |
Individuals/cage |
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| 1 |
14 |
252 |
0 |
| 2 |
18 |
363 |
0 |
| 3 |
17 |
77 |
0 |
| 4 |
16 |
512 |
1 |
| 5 |
20 |
790 |
10 |
| 6 |
20 |
818 |
38 |
| 7 |
20 |
567 |
154 |
| 8 |
20 |
872 |
0 |
| 9 |
19 |
1888 |
0 |
| 10 |
20 |
1855 |
0 |
| 11 |
20 |
1251 |
0 |
| 12 |
20 |
1793 |
0 |
| Total |
224 |
11038 |
203 |
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| Without ovipositional resource the previous evening |
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| Cage No. |
Individuals/cage |
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| 1 |
14 |
- |
3 |
| 2 |
18 |
- |
9 |
| 3 |
15 |
- |
0 |
| 4 |
18 |
- |
161 |
| 5 |
20 |
- |
0 |
| 6 |
20 |
- |
128 |
| 7 |
20 |
- |
0 |
| 8 |
20 |
- |
51 |
| 9 |
18 |
- |
6 |
| 10 |
20 |
- |
184 |
| 11 |
18 |
- |
99 |
| 12 |
20 |
- |
0 |
| Total |
221 |
- |
641 |
Fritz et al. Journal of Circadian Rhythms 2008 6:2 doi:10.1186/1740-3391-6-2 |
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