Table 7.

Reproductive parameters and longevities (means ± SD) of N. simulans at four constant temperatures

Temp (°C)	Proportion of ovipositing femalesa(%)	Preoviposition period (days)	Oviposition periodb (days)	Fecundity (eggs/female)	Egg hatch (%)c	Longevity (days)
						Maled	Femalee
22	95.7 ± 4.3a (23)	8.3 ± 1.6a	29.1 ± 8.6b	94.6 ± 56.6c	15.85 ± 0.8c	58.9 ± 15.9a	45.2 ± 11.5b
26	93.3 ± 6.4a (15)	5.3 ± 1.0b	51.9 ± 15.8a	265.6 ± 95.1ab	62.59 ± 0.8b	63.9 ± 25.0a	58.3 ± 15.9a
30	95.7 ± 4.3a (23)	2.8 ± 0.5c	27.6 ± 10.1b	299.5 ± 79.2a	95.91 ± 0.2a	34.9 ± 10.6b	34.7 ± 11.9c
34	100.0 ± 0.0a (13)	2.4 ± 0.2d	27.9 ± 8.1b	200.8 ± 59.2b	62.18 ± 0.9b	34.6 ± 10.7b	33.9 ± 6.7c

Different letters within a column indicate significant differences at α = 0.05: Tukey contrast test (ovipositing females and egg hatch), Kruskal Wallis test (preoviposition period), Tukey test (oviposition period, fecundity, adult longevity).

^a The number of adult pairs tested at each temperature is placed in parentheses.

^b ANOVA run after using Box–Cox transformation, λ = 0.1.

^c Based on the total number of eggs laid per treatment.

^d ANOVA run after using Box–Cox transformation, λ = − 0.3.

^e ANOVA run after using Box–Cox transformation, λ = − 0.1.