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Table 1 Effect of sugar feeding on survival times of large and small virgin male An. gambiae at 2 temperatures.

From: Effect of sugar on male Anopheles gambiae mating performance, as modified by temperature, space, and body size

 

Median days survived; Mean days survived* ± SEM; (N)

 

Treatment

Large Males

Small Males

23°C

  

no sugar

3.5; 3.72 ± 0.073a, b; (97)

3.0; 2.99 ± 0.056b, d; (101)

1 meal 20% sucrose

5.0; 4.94 ± 0.039e; (100)

4.0; 3.77 ± 0.070a; (100)

20% sucrose ad lib**

   > 6.0 f; (100)

   > 6.0 f; (99)

27°C

  

no sugar

2.5; 2.36 ± 0.031c, d; (120)

2.0; 1.94 ± 0.034c; (100)

1 meal 20% sucrose

4.0; 3.84 ± 0.033a; (103)

3.0; 3.15 ± 0.062b; (100)

20% sucrose ad lib**

   > 6.0 f; (100)

   > 6.0 f; (100)

  1. * Means with different letters are significantly different (P < 0.05) after post-hoc multiple comparisons between treatments and against a control (method of Siegel and Castellan 1988) in a Kruskal-Wallis rank test.
  2. **Data were censored at 6 days.