Fig. 5

Cx. pipiens biting rate. a-d Cumulative fraction of females taking two blood meals. Each line represents a group of females that took their first blood meal on the same day. Each group was then followed over time until they took a second blood meal. A y-value of 100 % means that of the initial females who took their first blood meal on the same day all females within that group went on to take a second blood meal before the study was terminated. Error bars are binomial errors based on the number of individuals within a group. e Predicted Generalized Linear Mixed-effects Model values for probability of taking a second blood meal, given that age at first blood meal was 5 days old