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Table 2. Temperature suitability index parameter values.
The subscripts , and m represent the positive rate constant, minimum temperature, and maximum temperature for each thermal response model. Parameter a corresponds to bite rate, corresponds to extrinsic incubation period, and µ corresponds to mosquito mortality.