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Table 1 Parameter values and Latin hypercube sampling ranges

From: Parasitism of Aedes albopictus by Ascogregarina taiwanensis lowers its competitive ability against Aedes triseriatus

Aedes albopictus

Symbol

Description

Value

LHS range

Units

Reference

 \(\beta _a\)

Birth Rate

32.6

2.5–56

Eggs/day

[44]

 \(\delta _a\)

Development Time

10

9–45

1/days

[13, 47, 48]

 \(\mu _{L_a}\)

Larval mortality

0.067

0.005–0.4

1/day

[13, 44]

 \(\mu _{A_a}\)

Adult mortality

0.045

0.01–0.065

1/day

[44, 47, 48]

 \(\alpha _a\)

Competition parameter

0.83, 0.42

0.4–1

Unitless

[16]

 \(\rho _a\)

Adult female proportion

0.5

0.2–0.6

Unitless

[17]

Aedes triseriatus

 \(\beta _t\)

Birth rate

11

3–26

Eggs/day

[45, 46, 50]

 \(\delta _t\)

Development time

22

13–55

1/days

[12, 13, 18],

 \(\mu _{L_t}\)

Larval mortality

0.009

0.002–0.011

1/day

[13, 17, 48]

 \(\mu _{A_t}\)

Adult mortality

0.1

0.03–0.1

1/day

[49]

 \(\alpha _t\)

Competition parameter

0.25, .73

0–0.75

Unitless

[16]

 \(\rho _a\)

Adult female proportion

0.5

0.4–0.55

Unitless

[17]

Other parameters

 \(\gamma _{b_a}\)

Effect on fecundity

1.0

1–2

Unitless

Varied

 \(\gamma _{d_a}\)

Effect on development rate

1.0

1–2

Unitless

Varied

\(\gamma _{m_a}\)

Effect on larval mortality

1.0

1–16

Unitless

Varied

 \(\gamma _{d_t}\)

Effect on development rate (Ae. Triseriatus)

1.2, 2

Fixed

Unitless

Varied

 \(\gamma _{m_t}\)

Effect on larval mortality (Ae. Triseriatus)

1.5, 4

Fixed

Unitless

Varied

 K

Carrying capacity

60

Fixed

Number of larvae

[16]