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A TRANSFER FUNCTION FORECASTING MODEL FOR MOSQUITO POPULATIONS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Carl S. Hacker
Affiliation:
Population Studies Module, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, The University of Texas, Houston and Department of Mathematical Sciences, William Marsh Rice University, Houston, Texas
David W. Scott
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematical Sciences, William Marsh Rice University, Houston, Texas
James R. Thompson
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematical Sciences, William Marsh Rice University, Houston, Texas

Abstract

A mathematical model relating mosquito densities and meteorological variables is given. The model is developed from observations on a real mosquito population and forecasts future mosquito densities from information about mosquito densities, amount of rainfall, and temperature at past points in time.

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Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1975

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