Improved Rate Model of Temperature-Dependent Development by Arthropods
- 1 February 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Environmental Entomology
- Vol. 24 (1) , 68-75
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/24.1.68
Abstract
We proposed two improvements to the Logan model of temperature-dependent development. We first eliminated a redundant parameter (modification 1) then incorporated an intercept parameter (modification2), thereby resolving the inability of the original model to estimate a low-temperature developmental threshold. The three model versions were compared using temperature-dependent developmental rates in six insect species (a total of 11 life stages).The original model and modification 1 produced identical curves. In 10 of the 11 cases, modification2 had the highest r 2 and the least estimation bias.Keywords
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