Table 2.
Parameter estimates for sugar-feeding model incorporating gonotrophic cycles
| Parameter: | Prior distribution (per day): | Posterior estimate with 95% credible interval (per day): |
|---|---|---|
| ASB-feeding rate (0–2 gonotrophic cycles, control): sA,C |
Uniform (0,10) |
0.25 (0.18 - 0.31) |
| ASB-feeding rate (3 or more gonotrophic cycles, control): sB,C |
Uniform (0,10) |
0.035 (0.009 – 0.076) |
| ATSB-feeding rate (0–2 gonotrophic cycles, experiment): sA,E |
Uniform (0,10) |
0.84 (0.53 – 1.21) |
| ATSB-feeding rate (3 or more gonotrophic cycles, experiment): sB,E |
Uniform (0,10) |
0.12 (0.03 – 0.27) |
| Female death rate, μf |
Normal (0.1,0.01) |
0.094 (0.081-0.110) |
| Female ATSB death rate: μf,ATSB |
Uniform (0,100) |
12.2 (7.5 – 23.9) |
| Reciprocal of gonotrophic cycle length: δ | Normal (0.33,0.03) | 0.34 (0.30-0.39) |