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. 2016 Aug 22;6:31659. doi: 10.1038/srep31659

Table 2. Means and standard errors of the intrinsic rate of increase (r), finite rate of increase (λ), net reproductive rate (R 0), mean generation time (T ) of R. ferrugineus at six constant temperatures.

Population parameters Temperature (°C)
21 24 27 30 33 36
r (d−1) 0.0050 ± 0.0013 c 0.0083 ± 0.0015 bc 0.0152 ± 0.0015 a 0.0128 ± 0.0021 ab 0.0109 ± 0.0030 abc 0.0027 ± 0.0037 c
λ (d−1) 1.0050 ± 0.0013 c 1.0084 ± 0.0016 bc 1.0153 ± 0.0015 a 1.0129 ± 0.0021 ab 1.0109 ± 0.0031 abc 1.0027 ± 0.0037 c
R0 (offspring/individual) 4.51 ± 1.52 bc 8.41 ± 2.84 ab 16.67 ± 4.02 a 9.93 ± 3.08 ab 6.49 ± 2.56 bc 1.69 ± 0.76 c
T (d) 287.90 ± 5.32 a 248.99 ± 9.89 b 183.30 ± 6.76 c 176.16 ± 9.62 c 164.08 ± 9.85 cd 144.89 ± 7.57 d

Means in the same row followed by the same letter are not significantly different. The SEs were estimated using 100,000 bootstraps and compared using a paired bootstrap test based on the CI of difference.