Temperature (°C) N r Ro T t
22.5 57 0.069 ± 0.003 35.67 ± 3.40 51.8 ± 1.06 10.09 ± 0.45
25 57 0.095 ± 0.005 46.27 ± 6.54 39.8 ± 0.59 7.34 ± 0.39
27.5 54 0.129 ± 0.003 54.66 ± 4.15 30.9 ± 0.17 5.37 ± 0.14
30 57 0.161 ± 0.006 61.61 ± 5.92 25.5 ± 0.29 4.30 ± 0.14
32.5 58 0.178 ± 0.007 60.68 ± 8.97 22.8 ± 0.33 3.89 ± 0.19
35 59 0.156 ± 0.006 52.75 ± 6.06 25.4 ± 0.34 4.47 ± 0.19
37.5 53 0.155 ± 0.016 39.57 ± 7.70 23.7 ± 1.42 4.56 ± 0.48
40 55 0.134 ± 0.017 26.42 ± 7.28 23.9 ± 0.93 5.31 ± 0.67
N, number of females in the analysis; r, intrinsic rate of population increase (offspring/ individual/day); Ro, net reproductive rate (females per female); T, generation time (d); and t, population doubling time (d).
Table 3: Life table parameters (mean ± SE) of L. rufa.