Table 6

Mean (± s.e.m.) wing lengths (mm) of wild females recaptured from competition and control experiments.

Experiment

Section

Females mean wing length (mm) ± s.e.m.

inseminated

un-inseminated

N

size

N

Size

Competition

2

B

11

2.86 ± 0.05a

6

2.83 ± 0.08a

Control

1

A

40

2.88 ± 0.02a

2

2.91 ± 0.01a

2

A

25

2.94 ± 0.02a

6

2.90 ± 0.07a

B

22

2.98 ± 0.03a

9

2.95 ± 0.06a

3

A

13

2.81 ± 0.05a

12

3.03 ± 0.03b

B

5

2.83 ± 0.10a

11

2.81 ± 0.08a

C

6

2.84 ± 0.13a

17

2.73 ± 0.06a

Overall

122

2.90 ± 0.01a

63

2.86 ± 0.03a

N is the number of wings measured. Wings were grouped according to insemination status. Means without letters in common are significantly different at p < 0.05 for each row.

Helinski et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:65   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-65