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. 2022 Jan 19;11:e71503. doi: 10.7554/eLife.71503

Table 1. Variables extracted from included studies.

Variable Description
Publication data:
Title Full study title
Journal Name of journal that published the study
Year Year of publication
Study environment Environment where the experiment took place: lab or semi-field
Vector data:
Order, Family, Genus, Species Taxonomic identification
Trait Outcome that was measured (e.g. survival, development, etc.)
Stage Life stage: egg, larva, pupa, or adult
Larval instar Early (1st and 2nd instars), late (3rd and 4th instars), both, or NA (eggs, pupae, or adults)
Sex Male or female
Predator data:
Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species Taxonomic identification
Starved Whether the predator was starved: yes or no
Time starved Amount of time that the predator was starved (in minutes)
Predation effect Consumptive or non-consumptive
Effect size data:
Units Units of extracted data
Control mean Average of the outcome measured among the controls
Control standard deviation Standard deviation of the outcome measured in the controls
Control number of replicates Number of control replicates
Predation mean Average of the outcome measured in the predator treatment
Predation standard deviation Standard deviation of the outcome measured in the predator treatment
Predation number of replicates Number of predation replicates
Experiment ID Alphabetic assignment to mark observations sharing a control group or representing the same prey individuals as originating from the same experiment
Additional data:
Experiment time (days) Duration of the experiment in days
Data source Graph or text
Number of predators Number of predators with access to prey, or ‘cue’ if there are no predators with direct access to prey
Number of prey (vectors) Number of mosquito prey that are exposed to predation
Arena volume (mL) Volume of the arena where prey encounter predators
Time exposed to predator(s) Amount of time (in days) when the predator has direct access to the mosquito prey
Temperature (°C) Temperature during the predation interaction
Type of predator cue Predator cues, or cues from both predator(s) and dying conspecifics; NA for observations with a consumptive predation effect