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Table 4 Effects of larval diets on flight capacities in the adults

From: Effects of dietary sodium on performance, flight and compensation strategies in the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Larvae fed on diet

n

Flight speed (km.h-1) *

Flight duration (h) *

Flight distance (km) *

A

30

2.51 ± 0.04 a

9.96 ± 0.65 a

26.61 ± 1.35 a

B

28

2.44 ± 0.05 a

10.91 ± 0.40 a

26.01 ± 1.04 a

C

33

2.32 ± 0.05 b

10.82 ± 0.54 a

24.93 ± 1.38 a

  1. * Data are shown as Mean ± SE. Different small letters after values indicate significant differences (P < 0.05) among different treatments by a one-way ANOVA and Duncan's multiple range test (DMRT). See text and Table 1 for further explanations.
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Frontiers in Zoology

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