L
|
L(temperature, latitude, day of the year) |
Density function of larvae |
|
N
|
N(temperature, latitude, day of the year) |
Density function of adult mosquitoes |
|
T
|
degree Celsius |
Temperature in degree Celsius |
|
b
L
|
b
L(T) = 2.325 k(T) |
birth rate of larvae |
[55] |
b
N
|
b
N(T) = b
L(T)/10 |
birth rate of adult mosquitoes. It is of the same shape as larvae birth rate, one order of magnitude lower. |
[55] |
K
|
3,300,000 |
carrying capacity, bounding the growth of mosquito larvae population |
[57] |
m
L
|
|
Mortality rate of larvae. It is an U-shaped function. |
[56] |
m
N
|
m
N(T) = m
L(T)/10 |
Mortality rate of adult mosquitoes. It is of the same shape as larvae mortality rate, one order of magnitude lower. |
[55,56] |