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devRate (version 0.1.1)

bieri1_83: Bieri equation 1 of development rate as a function of temperature.

Description

Bieri, M., Baumgartner, J., Bianchi, G., Delucchi, V., Arx, R. von. (1983) Development and fecundity of pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum Harris) as affected by constant temperatures and by pea varieties. Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft, 56, 163-171.

Kumar, S., and Kontodimas, D.C. (2012). Temperature-dependent development of Phenacoccus solenopsis under laboratory conditions. Entomologia Hellenica, 21, 25-38.

Usage

bieri1_83

Arguments

Format

A list of eight elements describing the equation.

Details

Equation: rT ~ aa * (T - Tmin) - (bb * exp(T - Tm))

where rT is the development rate, T the temperature, Tmin the minimum temperature, and aa, bb, and Tm fitted coefficients.