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Table 1 Body-size variation within and between treatments and measures of the effect of body size on longevity

From: The effects of oviposition-site deprivation on longevity and bloodfeeding rate in Anopheles gambiae

Treatment

NWL(Ncages)

MeanWL(SEWL)

Slope (intercept)a

P-valuea

Once-bloodfed oviposition-deprived (OBOD)

100 (3)

2.81 (0.017)

18.7 (-20.9)

0.008

Multiple-bloodfed oviposition-deprived (MBOD)

100 (8)

2.82 (0.018)

15.8 (-11.7)

0.008

Multiple-bloodfed non-oviposition-deprived control (MBC)

88 (3)

2.84 (0.022)

11.5 (3.7)

0.051

Blood-deprived age control (BD)

55 (2)

2.81 (0.023)

20.0 (-31.7)

<0.001

  1. aRelationship between body size and longevity. Slopes were not significantly different between treatments (P>0.75; see text).
  2. Note: Abbreviations are in Figures 1, 2 and 3.