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. 2013 Dec 20;8(12):e81860. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081860

Table 1. Key parameters for Skeeter Buster (identified in [28]) and their numerical values.

Parameter Description Units Value
A-FS Daily baseline survival probability for adult females day−1 0.89
A-MS Daily baseline survival probability for adult males day−1 0.77
A-F Coefficient of fecundity for adult females eggs Inline graphic 46.5
E-PTH Temperature above which predation on eggs increases °C 30
E-SPTH Scalar modification to egg survival due to predation at temperatures exceeding 30°C 0.7
Fc Conversion efficiency of food to larval biomass 0.1
Fd1 Coefficient governing metabolic weight loss mg −2/3day −1 0.016
L-S Larval baseline daily survivorship probability day−1 0.99
SD-FL Adult female long-range dispersal probability day−1 0.02
SD-FS Adult female short-range dispersal probability day−1 0.02
FC Fitness cost of anti-pathogen transgene copy−1 0.95

†. The paramters Fc and Fd1 govern larval growth dynamics and nutrient consumption within the simulated containers. Thus, in our model they contribute to the magnitude of density dependence operating within each container. For further details, see [20] and [28].