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Table 5 Temperature-dependent functions for daily death rates µj, \(j \in \left\{ {E,L_{1} ,L_{2} ,L_{3} ,L_{4} ,P,A} \right\}\). Parameters for the temperature dependent functions for the daily death rates

From: First report of the influence of temperature on the bionomics and population dynamics of Aedes koreicus, a new invasive alien species in Europe

Stage

Function

a

b

c

σ2

E

F3

0.77

7308.51

− 0.93

5·10−3

L1

0.05a

–

–

–

1.4·10−3

L2

0a

–

–

–

0

L3

0.007a

–

–

–

1·10−4

L4

0.003a

–

–

–

1∙10−5

P

F3

0.03

1.7·10−8

0.53

4·10−4

A

F3

0.01

5.6·10−9

0.52

4·10−5

  1. aConstant value
  2. Note: T denotes the temperature (°C); σ2 is the average of the residuals of the interpolation (see main text for additional details)