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Table 4 Summary statistics for the posterior distributions of the PDE model parameters inferred from the wild-type MRRs

From: Predicting the spread and persistence of genetically modified dominant sterile male mosquitoes

Parameter

Mean

Q05

Q95

Mortality (\(\mu\))a

0.16 (0.14)

0.11 (0.10)

0.24 (0.21)

Diffusion (D)

127.0

113.7

140.7

Swarm attraction (\(\alpha\))

0.07

0.03

0.10

Swarm range (\(\sigma\))

33.9

19.8

56.1

Catchability PSC (\(p_{\text{psc}}\))

0.18

0.11

0.25

Catchability cfr (\(p_{\text{cfr}}\))

0.03

0.02

0.05

Catchability SS (\(p_{\text{ss}}\))

0.29

0.24

0.34

  1. aThe equivalent daily mortality rate value is given in parentheses, for ease of comparison with other studies. Q05: 5th quantile, Q95: 95th quantile