Table 3 |
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Wing length of female Anopheles gambiae collected in the sentinel light-trap and outdoor resting, Riboque, São Tomé, by physiological age. |
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| Collection type |
Age class |
Number examined |
Mean wing length in mm (s.d.) |
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| Light-trap |
Virgin |
186 |
2.52 (0.18) |
| Plug |
185 |
2.57 (0.17) |
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| Plug-blood |
28 |
2.60 (0.17) |
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| Null II |
80 |
2.57 (0.17) |
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| Parous sac |
457 |
2.59 (0.18) |
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| Parous no-sac |
141 |
2.61 (0.19) |
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| Resting |
Virgin – unfed |
86 |
2.56 (0.16) |
| Virgin – part fed |
28 |
2.50 (0.16) |
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| Plug – part fed |
16 |
2.66 (0.15) |
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| Plug – engorged |
12 |
2.54 (0.15) |
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| Null – engorged |
39 |
2.64 (0.16) |
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| Parous – engorged |
64 |
2.60 (0.14) |
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| Gravid |
100 |
2.58 (0.18) |
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Charlwood et al. Malaria Journal 2003 2:9 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-2-9 |
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