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Table 3 The number of mosquito families estimated using BAPS and COLONY in the natural habitats

From: Using sibship reconstructions to understand the relationship between larval habitat productivity and oviposition behaviour in Kenyan Anopheles arabiensis

Habitat

Habitat size (M)

N

n

BAPS

COLONY

Mean family size

BAPS

COLONY

P1

0.6

28

18

9

13

2.0

1.4

P5

0.3

36

22

13

20

1.7

1.1

P6

1.4

37

25

14

19

1.8

1.3

P7

1.3

66

10

6

9

1.7

1.1

P8

6.9

191

97

21

75

4.6

1.3

P9

2.6

55

51

17

37

3.0

1.4

D1

11.0

33

30

16

25

1.9

1.2

D2

5.8

109

60

19

42

3.2

1.4

D3

1.9

41

15

9

12

1.7

1.3

D9

3.7

33

24

14

18

1.7

1.3

  1. N is the total number of An. arabiensis larvae from each habitat, and n is the number successfully genotyped. In the habitat column, prefix P is puddle habitats while D is drainage ditches
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