Table 1.
Temperature, RH and corresponding partial pressure of water vapour differences in the air streams
|
Temperature increase [°C] |
RH increase [%] |
Partial pressure of water vapor increase [hPa] |
Number of flies tested |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | |||
| 0.2 ± 0.2 |
1.1 ± 0.5 |
0.4 ± 0.2 |
20 |
21 |
41 |
| 10.8 ± 1.1 |
3.4 ± 0.3 |
19 |
20 |
39 |
|
| 60.6 ± 0.4 |
18.0 ± 0.2 |
30 |
20 |
50 |
|
| 75.4 ± 0.7 |
23.5 ± 0.5 |
20 |
20 |
40 |
|
| 3.0 ± 0.2 |
1.4 ± 0.04 |
1.0 ± 0.02 |
0 |
10 |
10 |
| 11.1 ± 0.3 |
4.5 ± 0.1 |
0 |
10 |
10 |
|
| 60.0 ± 0.4 |
22.4 ± 0.2 |
0 |
10 |
10 |
|
| 13.1 ± 0.1 |
0.2 ± 0.2 |
2.7 ± 0.2 |
14 |
20 |
34 |
| 10.5 ± 0.4 |
9.4 ± 0.3 |
20 |
28 |
48 |
|
| 34.5 ± 0.6 |
24.7 ± 0.3 |
20 |
20 |
40 |
|
| 60.0 ± 0.6 |
41.8 ± 0.5 |
20 |
20 |
40 |
|
| 72.4 ± 1.3 | 49.8 ± 0.8 | 21 | 18 | 39 | |
Values are means ± SD for the physical parameters; number of flies of each sex tested with each treatment is also provided. Water vapour partial pressure was calculated for treatments by multiplying the RH by the saturation pressure [23] at an atmospheric pressure of 951 hPa.