morBc: Mordecai Vector competence

Description Usage Arguments Details Value Author(s) References Examples

Description

Calculates the vector competence for Anopheles quadrimaculatus

Usage

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morBc(T)

Arguments

T

Temperature in C

Details

R implemenation of the vector competence 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

Stratman-Thomas, W.K. (1940). The influence of temperature on Plasmodium vivax. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 20, 703–715.

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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morBc(10:40)

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