morA: Mordecai biting rate (mean oviposition time)^-1

Description Usage Arguments Details Value Author(s) References Examples

Description

Calculates the biting rate (mean oviposition time)^-1 for Anopheles pseudopunctipennis

Usage

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morA(T)

Arguments

T

Temperature in C

Details

R implemenation of the biting rate calculation in Mordecai et al.

Value

A vector with biting rate

Author(s)

Torleif Markussen Lunde (Centre for International Health/Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen, Norway)

References

Lardeux, Frederic J, Tejerina, Rosenka H, Quispe, Vicente, and Chavez, Tamara K: A physiological time analysis of the duration of the gonotrophic cycle of Anopheles pseudopunctipennis and its implications for malaria transmission in Bolivia., Malar J 7, volume 7, 141, 2008

Mordecai, Erin A, Paaijmans, Krijn P, Johnson, Leah R, Balzer, Christian, Ben-Horin, Tal, de Moor, Emily, McNally, Amy, Pawar, Samraat, Ryan, Sadie J, Smith, Thomas C, Lafferty, Kevin D, and Thrall, Peter: Optimal temperature for malaria transmission is dramatically lower than previously predicted., Ecol Lett, October 2012

Examples

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morA(10:40)

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