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. 2013 Apr 16;6:104. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-6-104

Table 2.

Effects of species and temperature on development rates of each life stage and overall development

Stage Predictor df SS F P-value
Eggs
Temperature
8
2.63
80.39
< 0.0001
F17,432=184.8; P<0.0005
Species
1
0.86
209.45
< 0.0001
 
Temperature*Species
8
1.51
46.29
< 0.0001
Larvae
Temperature
8
0.24
213.33
< 0.0001
F17,432=460.5; P<0.0005
Species
1
0.03
234.73
< 0.0001
 
Temperature*Species
8
0.05
52.12
< 0.0001
Pupae
Temperature
8
8.29
8.07
< 0.0001
F17,432=20.51; P<0.0005
Species
1
7.75
60.34
< 0.0001
 
Temperature*Species
8
8.62
8.39
< 0.0001
Egg to adult
Temperature
8
0.08
361.88
< 0.0001
F17,432=795.9; P<0.0005
Species
1
0.02
766.33
< 0.0001
  Temperature*Species 8 0.02 110.25 < 0.0001

Results are from general linear models comparing development rates (days-1) of each stage and from egg to adult, between species, as a function of temperature and species. Model results are shown in the left hand column under each stage comparison.