A trade-off between dry season survival longevity and wet season high net reproduction can explain the persistence of Anopheles mosquitoes

Table 1 Model parameters and assumed values. Priors and fixed values were obtained from the literature

Parameter	Description	Units	Fitted	Fixed value/Uniform distribution for priors	Reference
F	Number of eggs laid	Per day	Yes	10 (2–25)	[39, 49,50,51]
p	Aquatic vectors maturation rate	Per day	No	0.07	[39, 49,50,51]
μ _I	Aquatic vectors mortality rate	Per day	No	0.3	[39, 49,50,51]
1/μ_M	Adult vectors mortality rate	Days	Yes	12.0 (7.0–21.0)	[39, 49,50,51]
1/μ_d	Aestivating vectors mortality rate	Days	Yes	100.0 (21.0–217.0)	[3, 4]
υ	Rainfall carrying capacity scale factor	Constant	No	17.0	[39]
d	Adult mosquito adaptation to dormancy	Per day	Yes	0–1	–
ω	Exit of adult mosquitoes from dormancy	Per day	Yes	0–1	–
m _o	Optimal rainfall/surface water	Constant	Yes	25–100	–

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