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Table 2 Analyses by linear models of pupal weight as a function of larval survival and developmental time for seven Tephritidae species reared on 22 fruit species

From: Host plant range of a fruit fly community (Diptera: Tephritidae): does fruit composition influence larval performance?

Tephritidae species

Effect

Residuals; Df

Estimate

F value

P value

Ceratitis catoirii

Survival

1; 393

6.71

86.06

<0.001

DT

1; 393

−2.49

290.38

<0.001

Ceratitis capitata

Survival

1; 413

30.40

161.40

<0.001

DT

1; 413

−0.45

15.95

<0.001

Ceratitis rosa

Survival

1; 288

22.91

10.43

0.0013

DT

1; 288

−0.09

0.29

0.5880

Bactrocera zonata

Survival

1; 406

24.40

188.58

<0.001

DT

1; 406

−2.27

126.27

<0.001

Neoceratitis cyanescens

Survival

1; 590

68.42

3.37

0.0714

DT

1; 590

−0.51

0.99

0.3245

Dacus demmerezi

Survival

1; 141

−9.04

0.05

0.8152

DT

1; 141

−0.15

0.03

0.8568

Zeugodacus cucurbitae

Survival

1; 193

5.59

2.35

0.1265

DT

1; 193

−0.66

5.32

0.0221

  1. DT developmental time, Survival larval survival
  2. Significant effects (P < 0.05) are indicated in italic