Table 2 |
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Means of fitness traits for Mbita and Ifakara strains and their respective female/male crosses |
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Strain/Population |
Wing length in mm (standard error) |
Fecundity* (standard error) |
Blood-meal size (μl) (standard error) |
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Mbita |
2.86 (0.03) |
35.97 (2.56) |
3.15 (0.14) |
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Ifakara |
2.89 (0.03) |
49.27 (2.67) |
2.54 (0.08) |
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F1 from Mbita female × Ifakara male |
3.13 (0.03) |
74.87 (2.63) |
4.04 (0.16) |
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F1 from Ifakara female × Mbita male |
3.03 (0.02) |
83.20 (5.36) |
4.51 (0.21) |
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F5 from Mbita female × Ifakara male |
2.94 (0.02) |
68.93 (2.61) |
4.02 (0.16) |
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F5 from Ifakara female × Mbita male |
3.14 (0.02) |
68.77 2.69) |
3.38 (0.18) |
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* Fecundity is the number of eggs laid plus the number of eggs retained. |
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Menge et al. Malaria Journal 2005 4:44 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-4-44 |
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