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Table 2 Diet regime in each of the two experiments. Dietary sugar is shown as days of sugar available/7- days. Dietary blood is shown as frequency of blood meal available per 7, 10, 14 d, once only, or none (0)

From: The contribution of dietary restriction to extended longevity in the malaria vector Anopheles coluzzii

 

Experiment 1

Experiment 2

Diet

Sugara

Blood mealsb (index value)

Sugara

Blood mealsb (index value)

1

7:7

1:7 (0.143)

7:7

1:10 (0.1)

2

3:7

0 (0)

2:7

0 (0)

3

3:7

1:14 (0.071)

2:7

Once (0.033)

4

1:7

0 (0)

1:7

Once (0.033)

5

1:7

1:14 (0.071)

1:7

1:10 (0.1)

  1. aSugar days: 7-day cycle
  2. bBlood meal days: 7-day cycle (Experiment 1); 10-day cycle (Experiment 2)