Table 1 Location and bioclimatic characteristics of sites sampled for C. capitata. Bioclimatic characteristics of each site are extracted from Metzger et al.44.

From: Geographic variation and plasticity in climate stress resistance among southern African populations of Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Site

Coordinates

PET (sd)

GDD

Aridity index

Temp (sd)

GEnS

Nuy

33.67°S 19.62°E

5406.975013

6088.1

2731

4010

84

Wellington

33.39°S 18.57°E

4917.963363

6292.5

3069

3470

84

Porterville

33.01°S 19.00°E

5797.877093

5734.4

3107

4337

89

Ceres

33.34°S 19.57°E

5116.432232

4764.2

3003

4132

70

Burgershall

25.06°S 31.05°E

3237.095593

7357.0

6570

2685

94

Koekoeb

28.47°S 20.46°E

6027.286439

7302.7

852

5218

96

Levubu

23.05°S 30.17°E

2955.874992

7108.5

6298

2845

94

Nairobi

1.28°S 36.82°E

1487.523873

6694.6

5444

1195

88

  1. PET (sd): potential evapotranspiration seasonality (standard deviation of monthly mean potential evaporation × 100).
  2. GDD: growing degree-days with 0 °C base (calculated on monthly temperature means above 0 °C × number of days in the month).
  3. Aridity index: mean annual precipitation/mean annual evapotranspiration; sites with the lowest values are the most arid.
  4. Temp (sd): temperature seasonality (standard deviation of monthly mean temperature × 100).
  5. GEnS: Stratification number allocated in Metzger et al.44.
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