Estimation of population profiles of two strains of the fly Megaselia scalaris (Diptera: Phoridae) by bootstrap simulation
Rev. bras. biol
; 60(3): 415-424, ago. 2000. graf, tab
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RESUMO
Based on experimental population profiles of strains of the fly Megaselia scalaris (Phoridae), the minimal number of sample profiles was determined that should be repeated by bootstrap simulation process in order to obtain a confident estimation of the mean population profile and present estimations of the standard error as a precise measure of the simulations made. The original data are from experimental populations founded with SR and R4 strains, with three replicates, which were kept for 33 weeks by serial transfer technique in a constant temperature room (25 ± 1.0°C). The variable used was population size and the model adopted for each profile was a stationary stochastic process. By these simulations, the three experimental population profiles were enlarged so as to determine minimum sample size. After sample size was determined, bootstrap simulations were made in order to calculate confidence intervals and to compare the mean population profiles of these two strains. The results show that with a minimum sample size of 50, stabilization of means begins
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LILACS
Assunto principal:
Dípteros
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev. bras. biol
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2000
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Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil