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Table 1 Mean (±s.e.m.) track duration, speed and angular change of heading based on individuals with a minimum of six recorded frames (0.24 s)

From: Visualization of house-entry behaviour of malaria mosquitoes

Destination when in view

N (total 1100)

%

Mean track duration (s)

Mean flight speed (mm/sec)

Mean angle change 3D (degrees)

Did not enter house

604

54.9

1.51 ± 0.05 a

443.5 ± 5.4 a

12.3 ± 0.3 a

Entered house via eave

253

23.0

2.23 ± 0.09 b

378.8 ± 5.6 b

14.6 ± 0.5 b

Exited house and re-entered

106

9.6

0.89 ± 0.10 c

291.2 ± 12.0 c

25.5 ± 1.6 c

Exited house and departed

137

12.5

1.75 ± 0.09 b

412.1 ± 9.9 a

15.5 ± 0.8 b

  1. Different letters within each column indicate significant differences in parameters depending on where mosquitoes entered/exited the filmed area (Kruskal–Wallis, pair-wise comparisons, adj. significance; p < 0.05)