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Table 5 Ovarian development in virgin female Anopheles gambiae, collected from the field as pupae, dissected 24 to 48 hrs after feeding, according to the number of blood feeds taken.

From: 'A mate or a meal' – Pre-gravid behaviour of female Anopheles gambiae from the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, West Africa

Number of times fed

Egg stage

I-IIe

II

III-IV

V

1

32

0

0

0

2

25

17

2

6

3

2

2

0

10