Table 2 List of parameters and functions used in the models
Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
Nt | Population at time t |
ω(t) | Resources available over time within an experimental treatment |
ωt | Resources available within an environment at time t |
Cω(t) | Experimentally determined consumption rate function for resource treatment group ω |
Cj | Consumption rate that determines metabolic age of cohort j |
Ωj | Coefficient of competition showing exploitative effects of all cohorts present in an environment on cohort j |
d | The metabolic cohort that first-instar larvae join upon hatching |
df | The highest metabolic cohort that newly hatched larvae can join |
Z | The final metabolic age cohort in the model with the largest consumption rate |
μω(t) | Mortality curve of a given resource treatment group ω |
Sω(t) | Survivorship over time within resource treatment group ω |
Sj.t | The survivorship of cohort j at time t |
F | Fecundity of gravid females |
E | Rain event day |