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Table 2. Comparison of C. flavipes (mean hours ± SD) at different levels of relative humidity and temperatures for longevity of adult females and males.
Temperature (°C)
10 20 30 40
% Relative Humidity female male female male female male female male
40–50 116 ± 8 Ca 104 ± 6 Ca 53 ± 3 Bb 59 ± 3 Bb 22 ± 1 Bc 26 ± 1 Cc 13 ± 0.2 Ad 14 ± 0.2 Ad
60–70 229 ± 14 Ba 144 ± 12 Ba 59 ± 3 Bb 49 ± 2 Bb 37 ± 2 Bc 53 ± 3 Bb 14 ± 0.2 Ad 14 ± 0.2 Ac
80–90 277 ± 17 Aa 210 ± 11 Aa 135 ± 9 Ab 89 ± 5 Ab 60 ± 3 Ac 81 ± 5 Ab 14 ± 0.2 Ad 14 ± 0.2 Ac

Means followed by the same letter (s) within a column of the same sex (female or male) (capital letter) and means followed by the same letter within rows (small letter) of the same sex (male or female) are not different (p<0.05, HSD).
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