Table 2.

Relationships between concentration for each metabolic component and time (days) for Ixodes ricinus (males) 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 = 0.0337e−0.006x	0.24	14.81	0.0003
	10	y = 0.0335e−0.009x	0.50	46.52	0.0001
	15	y = 0.0342e−0.013x	0.65	87.07	0.0001
	20	y = 0.0329e−0.016x	0.70	107	0.0001
	25	y = 0.0317e−0.022x	0.78	167.1	0.0001
	30	y = 0.0308e−0.028x	0.76	146.3	0.0001
Phospholipid	5	y = 0.0334e−0.008x	0.37	28.02	0.0001
	10	y = 0.0323e−0.012x	0.56	58.95	0.0001
	15	y = 0.0315e−0.017x	0.64	82.44	0.0001
	20	y = 0.03e−0.023x	0.80	190.6	0.0001
	25	y = 0.0288e−0.029x	0.75	139.4	0.0001
	30	y = 0.0289e−0.033x	0.84	249.8	0.0001
Neutral lipid	5	y = 0.0238e−0.009x	0.33	23.09	0.0001
	10	y = 0.0233e−0.013x	0.48	42.83	0.0001
	15	y = 0.0231e−0.016x	0.66	89.92	0.0001
	20	y = 0.0213e−0.02x	0.61	72.78	0.0001
	25	y = 0.0206e−0.025x	0.64	84.72	0.0001
	30	y = 0.0207e−0.035x	0.79	174.6	0.0001
Carbohydrate	5	y = 0.0224e−0.012x	0.48	42.81	0.0001
	10	y = 0.023e−0.017x	0.65	85.65	0.0001
	15	y = 0.0227e−0.021x	0.73	129.3	0.0001
	20	y = 0.0221e−0.025x	0.73	126.5	0.0001
	25	y = 0.0226e−0.030x	0.80	193.7	0.0001
	30	y = 0.0218e−0.033x	0.80	194.1	0.0001
Glycogen	5	y = 0.0239e−0.008x	0.24	15.21	0.0003
	10	y = 0.0228e−0.008x	0.39	29.47	0.0001
	15	y = 0.0229e−0.012x	0.40	31.32	0.0001
	20	y = 0.0231e−0.014x	0.43	35.19	0.0001
	25	y = 0.0225e−0.018x	0.61	75.03	0.0001
	30	y = 0.0223e−0.024x	0.74	131.2	0.0001