Table 2.
Description of model parameters with default values and references for default values
| Parameter | Description | Default value | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| μJ | Density-independent juvenile mortality rate (per capita) | 0.03 day−1 | Rueda et al. (1990) |
| μM | Adult male mortality rate (per capita) | 0.28 day−1 | Muir and Kay (1998), Fouque et al. (2006) |
| μF | Adult female mortality rate (per capita) | 0.10 day−1 | Muir and Kay (1998), Fouque et al. (2006) |
| λ | Average rate of larval production by females (per capita) | 8 day−1 | Harrington et al. (2001), Styer et al. (2007) |
| ν | Rate of emergence to adulthood (per capita) | 0.14 day−1 | Muir and Kay (1998) |
| α | Density dependence parameter | 2 × 10−4 juvenilesβ−1 · day1/(β−1) | – |
| β | Strength of density dependence | 3.4 | – |
| cA | Fitness cost associated with antipathogen allele | 0 | – |
| cK | Fitness cost associated with female-killing allele | 0 | – |
| wi | Fitness of genotype i | See Table 1 | – |
| γi | Female viability coefficient of genotype i | See Table 1 | – |
| r | Weekly release ratio of transgenic individuals to wild-type males | 1 | – |
| T | Duration of release | 100 days | – |
| Ts | Time at which combination releases switch | 50 days | – |