Table 1 Hatching time of the eggs of An. arabiensis (A) and the molecular forms of An. gambiae (M and S) in different water types. Differences between forms in the same type of water are shown (see text for details).

type

N

Form

2–3

4–7

8–15

M – S

M – A

S – A

dH2O

2,665

A

87.3

12.4

0.4

37.7***

85.2***

23.6***

716

M

91.3

5.0

3.6

1,730

S

91.6

7.8

0.6

Rice

3,835

A

82.6

16.4

1.1

12.1**

100.9***

103.8***

1,129

M

92.2

5.2

2.6

2,538

S

90.1

7.6

1.5

Rock-pool

3,862

A

84.5

15.0

0.5

70.6***

186.9***

107.6***

1,086

M

97.8

0.5

1.7

2,536

S

92.8

6.6

0.6

Puddle

3,482

A

62.2

34.7

3.1

237.4***

548.4***

236.8***

1,195

M

92.2

0.6

7.2

2,432

S

80.6

16.8

2.6

Total

27,206

overall

84.5

13.8

1.7

Total w/o Puddle

20,097

overall

88.4

10.6

1.0