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Table 3 Dispersal estimates of released sterile male mosquitoes for three single-point MRRs on Captiva Island

From: A sterile insect technique pilot trial on Captiva Island: defining mosquito population parameters for sterile male releases using mark–release–recapture

MRR

Distance traveled (m)

MinDT

MaxDT

MDT

FR50

FR90

SP01

36.2

405.1

212.0

142.02

366.54

SP02

36.2

310.4

167.1

108.35

281.60

SP03

36.2

405.1

223.0

134.96

384.77

Overall

36.2

404.5

201.7

132.97

188.4

  1. MinDT Minimum distance flown from the release point, MaxDT maximum distance flown from the release point, MDT mean distance traveled, FR50 flight range at 50% estimated recapture, FR50 flight range at 90% estimated recapture