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Table 2 Statistical comparisons of locomotor-activity parameters TALD (total activity in LD), TADD (total activity in DD), TA (total activity), and PROPDD (proportion of activity in DD). ANOVA with Tukey’s post-hoc test and Kruskal-Wallis with Dunn’s multiple comparisons test used when Bartlett test for homoscedasticity was significant. Results of pairwise comparisons for each parameter are shown as superscript letters; in each column the different letters represent significant difference among treatments

From: Locomotor activity in males of Aedes aegypti can shift in response to females’ presence

Treatment

n

TALD

TADD

TA

PROPDD

  

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Males

80

75.83 ± 26.60ac

127.60 ± 88.73a

203.43 ± 99.21a

0.57 ± 0.17a

Males_VF

80

84.18 ± 27.68ab

176.70 ± 82.64bcd

260.88 ± 92.76bc

0.65 ± 0.12bcd

Males_IF

40

76.86 ± 26.03ac

123.31 ± 54.27ac

200.18 ± 67.24a

0.60 ± 0.13ac

Females

80

66.91 ± 27.89c

202.09 ± 154.89d

269.00 ± 171.34c

0.68 ± 0.16d

ANOVA F (P)

 

5.399 (0.0013)

K-W chi-square (P)

 

20.959 (0.0001)

18.062 (0.0004)

26.241 (< 0.0001)

  1. Abbreviations: M_VF males with virgin females, M_IF males with inseminated females