Table 1 Oxygen consumption rate for adult lice in air or submerged in water

From: Host-parasite coevolution leads to underwater respiratory adaptations in extreme diving insects, seal lice (Lepidophthirus macrorhini)

Condition

Slope (µmol/h)

SE

n

Lower CL

Upper CL

t ratio

p value

Air

–0.107

0.00069

5

–0.108

–0.106

–154.329

<0.0001

Water

–0.053

0.00057

6

–0.054

–0.052

–93.623

<0.0001

Contrast

Estimate

SE

Lower CL

Upper CL

t ratio

p value

Air–Water

–0.054

0.00090

–0.056

–0.052

–60.330

<0.0001

  1. Standard errors, confidence intervals, and p-values for each trend are included. Lower part: comparison between air and water rates for adult lice. These comparisons are made by averaging for temperature.
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