Table 1 Parameters used in the mosquito demographic simulations
Symbol | Meaning | Default value (range) |
|---|---|---|
θ e | Duration of the egg stage (days) | 2 |
\( {\rho}_e^{fj} \) (\( {\rho}_e^{mj}\Big) \) | Proportion of female (male) eggs of genotype j that survive one day | 0.72 (0–1) |
θ l | Duration of the larval stage (days) | 10 |
\( {\rho}_l^{fj} \) (\( {\rho}_l^{mj} \)) | Density-independent proportion of female (male) larvae of genotype j that survive one day | 0.94 (0–1) |
Z | Total larval resources availability (arbitrary units) | 0.25 × 108 (1 × 106 – 0.33 × 1011) |
\( {c}_i^{fj} \) (\( {c}_i^{mj} \)) | Effect of larval competition on female (male) larvae of genotype j in stage i | 0.67 (0–1) |
\( {\omega}_i^{fj} \) (\( {\omega}_i^{mj} \)) | Relative resource consumption of female (male) larvae of genotype j in stage i | 0.67 (0–1) |
θ p | Duration of the pupal stage (days) | 3 |
\( {\rho}_p^{fj} \) \( \left({\rho}_p^{mj}\right) \) | Proportion of female (male) pupae of genotype j that survive one day | 0.55 (0–1) |
Ï„ | Duration of the resting period of the gonotrophic cycle of a female adult mosquito (days) | 3 |
H j | Proportion of adult females of genotype j that find a host and successfully feed while seeking per day | 0.67 (0–1) |
\( {\rho}_s^{fj} \) | Proportion of adult females of genotype j that survive while host-seeking per day | 0.71 (0–1) |
\( {\rho}_n^{fj} \) | Proportion of adult females of genotype j that survive while resting per day | 0.96 (0–1) |
\( {\rho}_d^{mj} \) | Proportion of male adults of genotype j that survive one day | 0.5 (0–1) |
β j | Number of eggs laid per oviposit by female mosquitoes of genotype j | 100 |
σ k | Mating viability of a male of genotype k. 0 < σk ≤ 1 | 1.0 |
φ | Proportion of eggs that are female | 0.5 |