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Table 1 Sample size, n , mean/median, standard deviation, SD, and coefficient of variation, CoV of morphometric traits by groups of Aedes aegypti from double sticky traps and field cage

From: Assessing quality of life-shortening Wolbachia-infected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in the field based on capture rates and morphometric assessments

 

Wing centroid size (mm)

Thorax length (mm)

Wing size/thorax ratio

 

n

Mean

SD

CoV

n

Mean

SD

CoV

n

Median

SD

CoV

Field cage

91

3.211

0.143

4.46%

100

1.468

0.070

4.74%

91

2.180

0.047

2.16%

Cairns Jan 2012

            

Infected (1)

92

3.206

0.152

4.75%

97

1.465

0.080

5.43%

92

2.194

0.054

2.47%

Infected (2)

150

3.192

0.148

4.64%

165

1.454

0.078

5.35%

150

2.199

0.057

2.59%

Negative

245

2.827

0.294

10.39%

286

1.265

0.157

12.39%

244

2.242

0.089

3.99%

  1. Infected (1) excludes w MelPop-CLA-infected females caught on 16 January because the excluded date would have included individuals from the second release.
  2. Infected (2) includes all females trapped during the DST trapping period.
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