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Table 1 Effects of mosquito strain, irradiation and insemination status on reproductive traits and survivorship

From: Impact of irradiation on the reproductive traits of field and laboratory An. arabiensis mosquitoes

Factors

χ 2

df

P-value

Emergence rate

 Strain

1.90

1

0.167

 Treatment

0.32

1

0.568

 Strain: Treatment

0.07

1

0.784

Insemination rate

 Strain

7.83

1

0.005

 Male treatment

9.69

1

0.001

 Female treatment

18.16

1

<0.001

 Strain: Male treatment

1.45

1

1.227

 Strain: Female treatment

0.93

1

0.334

Egg prevalence

 Strain

5.45

1

0.019

 Treatmenta

0.25

1

0.611

 Insemination status

24.54

1

<0.001

 Strain: Treatment

0.00

1

0.994

 Strain: Insemination status

1.88

1

0.170

Egg load

 Strain

0.48

1

0.480

 Treatment

0.96

1

0.327

 Insemination status

5.42

1

0.019

 Strain: Treatment

1.36

1

0.243

 Strain: Insemination status

0.04

1

0.841

 Treatment: Insemination status

2.58

1

0.108

Oviposition rate

 Strain

9.70

1

0.001

 Treatment

0.56

1

0.452

 Strain: Treatment

0.02

1

0.879

Laid egg proportion

 Strain

4.68

1

0.030

 Treatment

1.41

1

0.233

 Strain: Treatment

0.16

1

0.688

Hatching rate

 Strain

5.10

1

0.023

 Treatment

17.11

1

<0.001

 Strain: Treatment

0.98

1

0.321

Hatching proportion

 Strain

5.44

1

0.019

 Treatment

64.36

1

<0.001

 Strain: Treatment

1.79

1

0.180

Larval prevalence

 Strain

4.83

1

0.027

 Treatment

12.35

1

<0.001

 Strain: Treatment

1.66

1

0.196

Survivorship

 Strain

8.21

1

0.004

 Treatment

0.54

1

0.458

 Strain: Treatment

0.08

1

0.772

  1. Strain (field or laboratory), treatment (un-irradiated or irradiated) and insemination status (inseminated or not)
  2. aAs irradiated females did not produce eggs, only the treatment of males was considered (starting with egg prevalence and below), bold values are significant