Table 1.

Relationships between concentration for each metabolic component and time (days) for Ixodes ricinus (nymphs) that were maintained at temperatures of 5 to 30 °C, with the equation of the best fit negative exponential line, R², F, and significance of the regression (P)

Metabolic components	Temperature (°C)	Regression
		Equation	R2	F	P
Protein	5	y = 0.0179e−0.008x	0.62	118	0.0001
	10	y = 0.0171e−0.009x	0.59	101.3	0.0001
	15	y = 0.0165e−0.010x	0.71	178.7	0.0001
	20	y = 0.0168e−0.013x	0.74	208.6	0.0001
	25	y = 0.0161e−0.017x	0.81	304.4	0.0001
	30	y = 0.0176e−0.023x	0.83	348.4	0.0001
Phospholipid	5	y = 0.013e−0.008x	0.47	63.3	0.0001
	10	y = 0.0125e−0.009x	0.58	96.86	0.0001
	15	y = 0.0126e−0.011x	0.74	205.7	0.0001
	20	y = 0.0122e−0.015x	0.72	181.5	0.0001
	25	y = 0.0125e−0.018x	0.82	326.1	0.0001
	30	y = 0.0125e−0.022x	0.78	254.9	0.0001
Neutral lipid	5	y = 0.0126e−0.012x	0.64	124.5	0.0001
	10	y = 0.0128e−0.014x	0.66	140.2	0.0001
	15	y = 0.0126e−0.017x	0.75	212.2	0.0001
	20	y = 0.0128e−0.021x	0.74	208.8	0.0001
	25	y = 0.0118e−0.023x	0.84	378.8	0.0001
	30	y = 0.0123e−0.028x	0.85	399.3	0.0001
Carbohydrate	5	y = 0.0283e−0.007x	0.46	61.33	0.0001
	10	y = 0.0294e−0.011x	0.65	131.3	0.0001
	15	y = 0.0289e−0.013x	0.64	127.5	0.0001
	20	y = 0.0291e−0.015x	0.70	169.2	0.0001
	25	y = 0.0295e−0.018x	0.76	223.8	0.0001
	30	y = 0.0327e−0.024x	0.80	286.9	0.0001
Glycogen	5	y = 0.0336e−0.009x	0.58	100.6	0.0001
	10	y = 0.035e−0.013x	0.73	193	0.0001
	15	y = 0.0342e−0.015x	0.74	206.4	0.0001
	20	y = 0.0352e−0.017x	0.83	349.7	0.0001
	25	y = 0.0353e−0.02x	0.83	345.3	0.0001
	30	y = 0.0386e−0.027x	0.83	360.7	0.0001