Taylor, F. (1981) Ecology and evolution of physiological time in insects. American Naturalist, 1-23.
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.
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Equation: $$rT = Rm * e^{-\frac{1}{2} * (\frac{T - Tm}{To})^{2}}$$
where rT is the development rate, T the temperature, Rm the maximum development rate, Tm the optimum temperature, and To the rate at which development rate falls away from Tm.