Stable and fluctuating temperature effects on the development rate and survival of two malaria vectors, Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles funestus

Table 2 Effects of species and temperature on development rates of each life stage and overall development

Stage	Predictor	df	SS	F	P-value
Eggs	Temperature	8	2.63	80.39	< 0.0001
F_17,432=184.8; P<0.0005	Species	1	0.86	209.45	< 0.0001
	Temperature*Species	8	1.51	46.29	< 0.0001
Larvae	Temperature	8	0.24	213.33	< 0.0001
F_17,432=460.5; P<0.0005	Species	1	0.03	234.73	< 0.0001
	Temperature*Species	8	0.05	52.12	< 0.0001
Pupae	Temperature	8	8.29	8.07	< 0.0001
F_17,432=20.51; P<0.0005	Species	1	7.75	60.34	< 0.0001
	Temperature*Species	8	8.62	8.39	< 0.0001
Egg to adult	Temperature	8	0.08	361.88	< 0.0001
F_17,432=795.9; P<0.0005	Species	1	0.02	766.33	< 0.0001
	Temperature*Species	8	0.02	110.25	< 0.0001

Results are from general linear models comparing development rates (days^-1) of each stage and from egg to adult, between species, as a function of temperature and species. Model results are shown in the left hand column under each stage comparison.

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