Parameter Duration of   Acclimation temperatures (°C)  
  embryonic        
  development        
  (h) 26 30 33 36
Major half axis 0        
(μm)   260.15 ± 3.54 270.3 ± 3.33 275.71 ± 2.63 275.06 ± 3.21
  48 273.26 ± 2.96 276.65 ± 2.64 279.17 ± 1.36 281.61 ± 2.36
  96 279.18 ± 3.08 285.95 ± 1.86 291.11 ± 3.23 289.23 ± 2.15
  144 287.23 ± 2.67 290.60 ± 4.38 298.20 ± 2.21 303.10 ± 3.25
  192 293.12 ± 3.56 303.72 ± 3.25 308.16 ± 2.06 311.69 ± 7.31
  Mean ± SE 278.58 ± 5.72 285.44 ± 5.77 290.47 ± 5.99 292.13 ± 6.75
Minor half axis 0        
(μm)   224.61 ± 3.18 233.07 ± 4.37 234.06 ± 1.62 235.16 ± 3.02
  48 227.15 ± 2.96 233.5 ± 2.38 235.61 ± 1.68 232.22 ± 2.12
  96 231.38 ± 2.24 235.61 ± 2.52 237.56 ± 3.18 234.81 ± 4.16
  144 234.77 ± 2.52 236.04 ± 1.86 238.11 ± 2.20 239.16 ± 3.69
  192 236.03 ± 2.37 237.30 ± 2.45 238.65 ± 1.85 240.56 ± 3.28
  Mean ± SE 230.79 ± 2.17 235.10 ± 0.79 236.80 ± 0.85 236.38 ± 1.52
Area (x105 )(μm2 ) 0 1.83 ± 0.38 1.98 ± 0.28 2.03 ± 0.23 2.03 ± 0.36
  48 1.95 ± 0.56 2.03 ± 0.18 2.07 ± 0.32 2.05 ± 0.26
  96 2.03 ± 0.28 2.12 ± 0.42 2.18 ± 0.19 2.13 ± 0.19
  144 2.12 ± 0.26 2.16 ± 0.33 2.23 ± 0.16 2.28 ± 0.42
  192 2.17 ± 0.41 2.26 ± 0.27 2.31 ± 0.40 2.35 ± 0.32
Table 3: Effect of incubation temperatures (26, 30, 33, 36ºC) on morphological< changes during the embryonic development of M. idella idella eggs until hatching.
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