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. 2015 Dec 30;10(12):e0146024. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146024

Table 1. Formulas, parameters, and references of the mosquito growth model: ordinary differential equations.

Parameter Value Description Reference
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 mL(T)=γLμ3exp((Tμ4μ5)2) 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]