Table 3 Variables which were defined depending on the experiment and used to simulate the population dynamics of Ae. albopictus when different incompatible Wolbachia infection types are present. Data are specifically related to SANG (= Y infection type) and ARwP (= X infection type) Ae. albopictus
Variable | Description | Calculation | Values | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Based on literature | Measured in laboratory | Set in experiments and model simulations | |||
Nx t | Number of X infected females at t = 0 | Based on the ratio of female contamination at male releases | Â | Â | It depended on the experiment |
Qx t | Number of X infected males at t = 0 | Based on the ratio of incompatible males at releases | Â | Â | It depended on the experiment |
Ny t | Number of Y infected females at t = 0 | Set arbitrarily, based on the amount of the target population | Â | Â | It depended on the experiment |
Qy t | Number of Y infected males at t = 0 | Set arbitrarily based on the amount of the target population | Â | Â | It depended on the experiment |
a t | Frequency of the released X females at t = 0 | Measured based on the data above | Â | Â | It depended on the experiment |
i t | Frequency of the released X males at t = 0 | Measured based on the data above | Â | Â | It depended on the experiment |
b t | Frequency of the released Y females at t = 0 | Measured based on the data above | Â | Â | It depended on the experiment |
j t | Frequency of the released Y males at t = 0 | Measured based on the data above | Â | Â | It depended on the experiment |
U | Proportion of contaminant X females at each X males release | To be set based on laboratory data | 0.002a | 0.002a | 0.01 |
R | Ratio between released X and Y males at releases | To be set arbitrarily | Â | Â | It depended on the experiment |