Table 1 Egg size, larval and pupal development times and pupal mass for groups of Bicyclus anynana females with different thermal histories

From: Genetic and environmental sources of egg size variation in the butterfly Bicyclus anynana

Thermal history

n (fam.)

n (ind.)

Egg size (mm2)

Larval time (d)

Pupal time (d)

Pupal weight (mg)

20–20–20

11

45

0.712 (0.04)

53.2 (2.0)

13.1 (0.6)

189.9 (19.0)

20–20–27

11

52

0.733 (0.03)

54.7 (2.0)

9.5 (0.4)

185.6 (16.7)

20–27–20

11

82

0.705 (0.03)

23.6 (0.8)

10.6 (0.8)

192.3 (8.0)

20–27–27

11

89

0.696 (0.02)

23.6 (0.7)

6.0 (0.1)

192.3 (9.2)

27–20–20

16

75

0.742 (0.03)

52.5 (2.9)

13.3 (0.6)

179.8 (16.9)

27–20–27

16

73

0.744 (0.03)

54.0 (2.9)

9.5 (0.3)

175.4 (14.7)

27–27–20

16

143

0.714 (0.03)

22.9 (0.8)

10.8 (0.4)

199.1 (11.0)

27–27–27

16

157

0.698 (0.03)

22.8 (1.0)

6.0 (0.1)

198.2 (14.0)

  1. Note that the groups in rows 1–4 and 5–8 represent offspring of the same mothers. Data shown correspond to the mean values of family means for all families with at least two offspring in each of the four treatment groups (SD in parentheses). ‘Thermal history’ refers to the ADULT temperature of the mother, the LARVAL temperature, and the ADULT temperature of the daughter (see Figure 1).
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