Table 2.
Larval temperature (°C) | |||||
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Adult temperature (°C) | 27 ± 1 (with respect to 23 °C) | 31 ± 1 (with respect to 23 °C) | 31 ± 1 (with respect to 27 °C) | ||
1st blood meal | Log odds of laying eggs | −0.783b | −1.658 | −0.876 | |
23 ± 1 | log-likelihood ratio test | −1.187 | −2.455 | −1.515 | |
p-value | 0.235 | 0.014 | 0.130 | ||
27 ± 1 | Log odds of laying eggs | −2.565 | −4.069 | −1.504 | |
log-likelihood ratio test | −2.383 | −3.828 | −3.086 | ||
p-value | 0.017 | <0.001 | 0.002 | ||
31 ± 1 | Log odds of laying eggs | 0.767c | −0.028 | −0.795 | |
log-likelihood ratio test | 1.386 | −0.048 | −1.392 | ||
p-value | 0.166 | 0.962 | 0.164 | ||
2nd blood meal | Log odds of laying eggs | −1.952 | −3.312 | −1.36 | |
23 ± 1 | log-likelihood ratio test | −2.398 | −3.805 | −2.276 | |
p-value | 0.016 | <0.001 | 0.023 | ||
27 ± 1 | Log odds of laying eggs | −1.161 | −2.496 | −1.335 | |
log-likelihood ratio test | −1.613 | −3.486 | −2.534 | ||
p-value | 0.107 | <0.001 | 0.011 | ||
31 ± 1 | Log odds of laying eggs | 1.121 | 0.359 | −0.762 | |
log-likelihood ratio test | 1.557 | 0.465 | −1.218 | ||
p-value | 0.120 | 0.642 | 0.223 |
aAll females laid eggs after the third blood meal. bA negative value of the log odds represents a decrease in the proportion of females laying eggs with respect to the reference temperature, whilst a positive valuec represents an increase in egg laying rate