Table 3.
Adult temperature (°C) | Larval temperature (°C) | |||||
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23 ± 1 | 27 ± 1 (with respect to 23 °C) | 31 ± 1 (with respect to 23 °C) | 31 ± 1 (with respect to 27 °C) | |||
1st blood meal | Mean n° of eggs (±SD) | 53.11 (2.66) | 41.39 (2.98) | 22.31 (5.79) | 22.31 (5.79) | |
23 ± 1 | Test statistic (p-value) | 2.941 (p < 0.05) | 5.501 (p < 0.01) | 3.212 (p < 0.05) | ||
27 ± 1 | Mean n° of eggs (±SD) | 48.67 (2.86) | 52.77 (4.09) | 48.35 (5.14) | ||
Test statistic (p-value) | −0.846 (0.4) | 0.057 (0.95) | 0.662 (0.51) | |||
31 ± 1 | Mean n° of eggs (±SD) | 39.00 (3.9) | 23.17 (2.77) | 14.29 (3.38) | ||
Test statistic (p-value) | 3.337 (p < 0.01) | 4.719 (p < 0.001) | 1.899 (0.064) | |||
2nd blood meal | Mean n° of eggs (±SD) | 57.53 (3.23) | 38.6 (3.55) | 30.71 (2.21) | ||
23 ± 1 | Test statistic (p-value) | 3.929 (p < 0.001) | 3.803 (p < 0.001) | 1.146 (0.261) | ||
27 ± 1 | Mean n° of eggs (±SD) | 46.57 (5.57) | 57.96 (4.60) | 28.17 (8.05) | 28.17 (8.05) | |
Test statistic (p-value) | −1.584 (0.12) | 1.907 (0.065) | 3.455 (p < 0.01) | |||
31 ± 1 | Mean n° of eggs (±SD) | 29.75 (4.23) | 13.73 (4.19) | 22.00 (5.71) | ||
Test statistic (p-value) | 1.88 (0.077) | 0.932 (0.376) | −1.136 (0.269) | |||
3rd blood meal | Mean n° of eggs (±SD) | 50.54 (2.47) | 44.6 (2.58) | 36.00 (3.96) | ||
23 ± 1 | Test statistic (p-value) | 1.657 (0.1) | 2.535 (p < 0.05) | 1.548 (0.135) | ||
27 ± 1 | Mean n° of eggs (±SD) | 54.18 (7.08) | 47.20 (6.60) | 50.75 (28.21) | ||
Test statistic (p-value) | 0.76 (0.457) | 0.173 (0.866) | −0.186 (0.855) |