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Table 2 The mean predicted physiological age of An. arabienis using NIRS

From: The influence of physiological status on age prediction of Anopheles arabiensis using near infra-red spectroscopy

Chronological age

Virgin

Pre-gravid

1stoviposition

2ndoviposition

3 days old

1.08 ± 0.49

1.98 ± 0.28

  

5 days old

1.87 ± 0.46

2.05 ± 0.44

2.19 ± 0.39

 

8 days old

2.03 ± 0.40

2.13 ± 0.48

2.33 ± 0.30

 

11 days old

2.44 ± 0.34

2.5 ± 0.23

2.62 ± 0.45

2.6 ± 0.32

Average

2.085 ± 0.42

2.165 ± 0.36

2.38 ± 0.38

2.6 ± 0.32

  1. The mean physiological ages were predicted from the cross-validation model developed using An. Arabiensis of different physiological status (Virgin-1.0, Pre-gravid=2.0, 1st oviposition=3.0, 2nd oviposition=4.0).
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Parasites & Vectors

ISSN: 1756-3305

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