Table 3.

Relationships between concentration for each metabolic component and time (days) for Ixodes ricinus (females) 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 = 0.0456e−0.011x	0.47	41.98	0.0001
	10	y = 0.0476e−0.016x	0.56	59.39	0.0001
	15	y = 0.0488e−0.021x	0.70	110.4	0.0001
	20	y = 0.0497e−0.025x	0.80	187.1	0.0001
	25	y = 0.05e−0.031x	0.79	181.7	0.0001
	30	y = 0.0507e−0.036x	0.84	259.5	0.0001
Phospholipid	5	y = 0.0467e−0.011x	0.56	59.16	0.0001
	10	y = 0.0461e−0.016x	0.61	72.32	0.0001
	15	y = 0.0469e−0.021x	0.69	105.1	0.0001
	20	y = 0.0463e−0.024x	0.74	132.8	0.0001
	25	y = 0.0458e−0.031x	0.78	170.6	0.0001
	30	y = 0.0482e−0.036x	0.87	309.8	0.0001
Neutral lipid	5	y = 0.0205e−0.014x	0.50	47.14	0.0001
	10	y = 0.0205e−0.018x	0.56	60.57	0.0001
	15	y = 0.0201e−0.021x	0.61	73.19	0.0001
	20	y = 0.0206e−0.029x	0.68	100.8	0.0001
	25	y = 0.0206e−0.033x	0.75	140.2	0.0001
	30	y = 0.0202e−0.042x	0.80	191.7	0.0001
Carbohydrate	5	y = 0.0262e−0.011x	0.28	18.08	0.0001
	10	y = 0.0267e−0.014x	0.45	38.41	0.0001
	15	y = 0.0275e−0.018x	0.59	66.3	0.0001
	20	y = 0.0276e−0.021x	0.56	60.73	0.0001
	25	y = 0.0279e−0.026x	0.72	119.5	0.0001
	30	y = 0.0275e−0.034x	0.76	146.7	0.0001
Glycogen	5	y = 0.0362e−0.013x	0.49	44.39	0.0001
	10	y = 0.0356e−0.014x	0.57	62.8	0.0001
	15	y = 0.0344e−0.016x	0.60	70.12	0.0001
	20	y = 0.0333e−0.021x	0.58	64.28	0.0001
	25	y = 0.0337e−0.031x	0.69	105.8	0.0001
	30	y = 0.0317e−0.033x	0.74	135	0.0001