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. 2015 Mar 30;10(3):e0122343. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122343

Table 1. Mean phenotypic values (SE) of all life-history traits for Sitobion avenae populations from both sides of Qinling Mountains (i.e., northern and southern regions).

Traits Northern regions Southern regions Difference between regions Difference among populations nested in regions
F P F P
DT1 1.66 (0.02) 1.75 (0.04) F 1,215 = 5.26 0.023 F 4,215 = 7.48 < 0.001
DT2 1.51 (0.02) 1.65 (0.03) F 1,215 = 30.09 < 0.001 F 4,215 = 5.26 < 0.001
DT3 1.54 (0.02) 1.69 (0.03) F 1,213 = 25.60 < 0.001 F 4,213 = 8.30 < 0.001
DT4 2.02 (0.02) 2.00 (0.03) F 1,212 = 0.20 0.658 F 4,212 = 1.66 0.161
DT5 6.73 (0.03) 7.09 (0.06) F 1,212 = 53.77 < 0.001 F 4,212 = 9.96 < 0.001
Lifetime fecundity 56.54 (0.87) 72.11 (1.57) F 1,199 = 216.05 < 0.001 F 4,199 = 131.23 < 0.001
Post-reproductive time 8.11 (0.30) 15.20 (0.74) F 1,199 = 259.10 < 0.001 F 4,199 = 66.77 < 0.001
Adult lifespan 28.67 (0.47) 37.75 (0.58) F 1,199 = 353.29 < 0.001 F 4,215 = 268.05 < 0.001
Reproductive time 20.56 (0.30) 22.55 (0.67) F 1,199 = 20.86 < 0.001 F 4,199 = 111.25 < 0.001

Note: DT1-DT4, the developmental time of 1st to 4th instar nymphs; DT5, the total developmental time of nymphs; all traits but lifetime fecundity measured in days; lifetime fecundity, the number of offspring produced in a female’s life.