Inversion 2La is associated with enhanced desiccation resistance in Anopheles gambiae

Malaria Journal

Table 1 Comparison of survival curves for 2L+^a and 2La karyotypes of A. gambiae females at different ages when submitted to a desiccation resistance test

Parameter	Tenerals		4-days old		8-days old
	2L+ ^a	2La	2L+ ^a	2La	2L+ ^a	2La
Intercept	2.424	2.660***	2.460	2.698***	2.597	2.550
Initial water content	0.0025	0.0024	0.0017	0.0014***	0.0014	0.0013
Water content at death	-0.0028	-0.0022*	-0.0020	-0.0015**	-0.0012	-0.0011
Water loss rate	-0.0227	-0.0360***	-0.0172	-0.0188*	-0.0213	-0.0172***
Shape	0.0471		0.0707		0.0880

Significant differences: * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01; *** P < 0.001
Shown for the explanatory covariables are fitted regression coefficients of the scale parameter of Weibull hazard functions. Asterisks denote significant differences between pairs of coefficients from the two populations.

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