Using body size as an indicator for age structure in field populations of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)

Parasites & Vectors

Table 2 Comparing AIC values between models for each city

Explanatory variables	Statistic	Tucson	Nogales	Hermosillo
Avg. Dev. Temp., Prev. 1wk. RH	AIC	4372.63	2267.43	2005.72
	df	718	384	319
	Adj. r²	0.07	0.07	0.10
Avg. Female Abundance, Avg. Dev. Temp., Prev. 1wk. RH	AIC	4373.57	2269.05	1993.03
	df	717	383	318
	Adj. r²	0.07	0.08	0.14
Avg. Dev. Temp., Prev. 1wk. RH, Length	AIC	3367.93	1845.70	1622.46
	df	550	310	260
	Adj. r²	0.08	0.08	0.13
Avg. Female Abundance, Avg. Dev. Temp., Prev. 1wk. RH, Length	AIC	3368.81	1847.72	1607.1*
	df	549	309	259
	Adj. r²	0.08	0.07	0.19

AIC values and r² improved when testing within cities. Asterisk denotes the lowest AIC value

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