Table 2.
Means of fitness traits for Mbita and Ifakara strains and their respective female/male crosses
| Strain/Population | Wing length in mm (standard error) | Fecundity* (standard error) | Blood-meal size (μl) (standard error) |
| Mbita | 2.86 (0.03) | 35.97 (2.56) | 3.15 (0.14) |
| Ifakara | 2.89 (0.03) | 49.27 (2.67) | 2.54 (0.08) |
| F1 from Mbita female × Ifakara male | 3.13 (0.03) | 74.87 (2.63) | 4.04 (0.16) |
| F1 from Ifakara female × Mbita male | 3.03 (0.02) | 83.20 (5.36) | 4.51 (0.21) |
| F5 from Mbita female × Ifakara male | 2.94 (0.02) | 68.93 (2.61) | 4.02 (0.16) |
| F5 from Ifakara female × Mbita male | 3.14 (0.02) | 68.77 2.69) | 3.38 (0.18) |
* Fecundity is the number of eggs laid plus the number of eggs retained.