A delay equation model for oviposition habitat selection by mosquitoes
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A delay equation model for oviposition habitat selection by mosquitoes.
We propose a patch type model for mosquitoes that have aquatic larvae inhabiting ponds. Partial differential equations (PDEs) model the larvae on each of several disconnected patches representing the ponds, with conditions varying in each patch, coupled via the adults in the air. From the PDEs a scalar delay differential equation, with multiple delays, for the total adult mosquito population is...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Mathematical Biology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0303-6812,1432-1416
DOI: 10.1007/s00285-011-0491-8