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Table 2 Onset, maximum peak and offset time ( Zeitgeber Time ± SEM) and 1-way ANOVA of the experiments depicted on Figure 2

From: Effects of temperature and photoperiod on daily activity rhythms of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae)

  

Onset time

Max peak time

Offset time

VALUES

LD 16:08

12.8 ± 0.2 Relative to lights off (-3.2 ± 0.2)

14.6 ± 0.2 Relative to lights off (-1.4 ± 0.2)

17.3 ± 0.3 Relative to lights off (1.3 ± 0.3)

LD 12:12

8.7 ± 0.3 Relative to lights off (-3.3 ± 0.3)

12.7 ± 0.2 Relative to lights off (0.7 ± 0.2)

14.4 ± 0.3 Relative to lights off (2.4 ± 0.3)

LD 08:16

6.1 ± 0.3 Relative to lights off (-1.9 ± 0.2)

7.9 ± 0.3 Relative to lights off (-0.1 ± 0.3)

10.8 ± 0.4 Relative to lights off (2.8 ± 0.4)

Statistical analysis

1-way ANOVA

F2,75 = 6.93

P < 0.01

H = 29.43b

P < 0.001b

H = 11.22b

P < 0.01b

LD 12:12 vs LD 08:16

P< 0.01a

NS c

NS c

LD 12:12 vs LD 16:08

NS a

P< 0.001c

P< 0.05c

 

LD 08:16 vs LD 16:08

P< 0.01a

P< 0.01c

P< 0.01c

  1. aBonferroni’s Multiple Comparison Test.
  2. bKruskal-Wallis 1-way ANOVA (nonparametric test).
  3. cDunn’s Multiple Comparison Test (nonparametric test).