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Table 1 Parameters used in the VC calculation. Parameters sourced from Mordecai et al. [30] were mathematically estimated at a constant temperature of 27 °C, the temperature at which our adult mosquitoes were housed. Parameters that included carry-over effects are starred

From: Carry-over effects of urban larval environments on the transmission potential of dengue-2 virus

Parameter

Definition

Source

Mean (Range)a

a(T)

Per-mosquito bite rate

Mordecai et al. [30]

0.294 (-)

b(T)c(T)*

Vector competence

Present study

0.107 (0–0.353)

μ(T)

Adult mosquito mortality rate

Mordecai et al. [30]

0.011 (-)

EIR(T)

Extrinsic incubation rate (inverse of extrinsic incubation period)

Mordecai et al. [30]

0.196 (-)

EFD(T)*

No. of eggs produced per female mosquito per day

Present study

18.678 (15.260–22.800)

pEA(T)

Egg-to-adult survival probability

Present study

0.485 (0.090–0.775)

MDR(T)

Larval development rate

Present study

0.056 (0.027–0.087)

  1. aMean and range are shown for each parameter, except for those calculated at a constant adult environmental temperature which did not change