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Table 1 Median and 99% lethal durations [95% confidence interval] in minutes after exposure of larvae or pupae to a 40°C thermal stress.

From: 2La chromosomal inversion enhances thermal tolerance of Anopheles gambiae larvae

Endpoint

Larvae

Pupae

 

Immediate

Delayed

2L+a/+a

2La/a

LD50

123

86

183

143

 

[116, 129]

[80, 93]

[161, 205]

[125, 161]

LD99

254

253

526

486

 

[233, 275]

[229, 277]

[437, 614]

[404, 568]

  1. Figures are a pooled estimate for larvae given that no difference in response was found between karyotypes (see Figure 1 and Table 2).
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Malaria Journal

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