Table 5.
Results of the models (Generalized Additive Models) for the significant climatic variables related to inter-annual (between years) patterns of female abundance for three species of mosquitoes that were captured regularly in the three localities
| Dependent variable | Independent variables | df | Chi-sq | p-value | Deviance explained (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Culex pipiens
|
Annual maximum temperature |
2 |
7.694 |
0.02134 |
72.8 |
| |
Winter rainfall |
2 |
11.467 |
0.00324 |
|
|
Ochlerotatus caspius
|
Annual mean temperatures |
1.73 |
11.61 |
0.00293 |
55.7 |
| Ochlerotatus detritus | Winter rainfall | 1 | 6.656 | 0.00988 | 43.7 |