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Table 3 L8 (24) matrix (four factors at two levels) showing the treatments from the OA design

From: Micro-CT imaging of live insects using carbon dioxide gas-induced hypoxia as anesthetic with minimal impact on certain subsequent life history traits

Treatments

Factors

Age (d)

Sex

Exposure time (h)

Exposure regime

1

IM

F

3

S

2

IM

F

7

R

3

IM

M

3

R

4

IM

M

7

S

5

MAT

F

3

R

6

MAT

F

7

S

7

MAT

M

3

S

8

MAT

M

7

R

  1. Note: Age: IM = sexually immature (1d) and MAT = sexually mature (4d); Sex: F = female and M = male; Exposure time 3 and 7 h correspond to scanning duration for micro-CT protocols; and Exposure regime: S = single (3 or 7 h); R = repeated (3 + 3 or 7 + 7 h)