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Table 1 Life-cycle parameters of C. elegans strains MY6 and N2

From: Life cycle and population growth rate of Caenorhabditis elegans studied by a new method

 

N2

MY6

p-level

Thatch [h]

7.3 ± 1.6

9.9 ± 1.5

< 0.001

lifespan [d]

16.7 ± 5.8

14.7 ± 4.9

0.11

Tmin [h]

73.0 ± 4.4

67.3 ± 3.1

< 0.001

Trate [h]

108.2 ± 9.0

105.5 ± 9.2

0.08

rate [N d-1]

141 ± 19

144 ± 22

0.42

T0/T1/T [h]

115/99/90

106/93/84

-

rm d-1

1.375

1.460

-

PDT [h]

12.1

11.4

-

  1. Values represent arithmetic means ± s.d. All time intervals were measured from the moment of egg deposition.
  2. T hatch = time from egg deposition to hatching; T min = age at first egg deposition; T rate = age at maximum rate of egg-laying; rate = maximum rate of egg-laying; total = total number of eggs produced by individual worms; T 0 , T 1 , T= alternative measures of generation time; r m = intrinsic rate of natural increase; PDT = population doubling time