devRate (version 0.1.1)

lamb_92: Lamb equation of development rate as a function of temperature.

Description

Lamb, R. J., Gerber, G. H., & Atkinson, G. F. (1984). Comparison of developmental rate curves applied to egg hatching data of Entomoscelis americana Brown (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Environmental entomology, 13(3), 868-872.

Lamb, RJ. (1992) Developmental rate of Acyrthosiphon pisum (Homoptera: Aphididae) at low temperatures: implications for estimating rate parameters for insects. Environmental Entomology 21(1): 10-19.

Usage

lamb_92

Format

A list of eight elements describing the equation.

Source

http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ee/21.1.10

Details

Equation: c(rT ~ Rm * exp(-1/2 * ((T - Tmax)/To)^2), rT ~ Rm * exp(-1/2 * ((T - Tmax)/T1)^2))

where rT is the development rate, T the temperature, Rm the maximum development rate, Tmax the optimum temperature, and To the shape parameter giving the spread of the curve.