A Mathematic Model That Describes Modes of MdSGHV Transmission within House Fly Populations
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Development of the Differential Equations
2.2. Leslie Matrix for Musca domestica and Parameter Estimation
3. Results
3.1. Predictions of the Model
3.2. The Limiting Population within the Model
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Conflict of Interest
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Vallejo, C.R.; Lee, J.A.; Keesling, J.E.; Geden, C.J.; Lietze, V.-U.; Boucias, D.G. A Mathematic Model That Describes Modes of MdSGHV Transmission within House Fly Populations. Insects 2013, 4, 683-693. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects4040683
Vallejo CR, Lee JA, Keesling JE, Geden CJ, Lietze V-U, Boucias DG. A Mathematic Model That Describes Modes of MdSGHV Transmission within House Fly Populations. Insects. 2013; 4(4):683-693. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects4040683
Chicago/Turabian StyleVallejo, Celeste R., Jo Ann Lee, James E. Keesling, Christopher J. Geden, Verena-Ulrike Lietze, and Drion G. Boucias. 2013. "A Mathematic Model That Describes Modes of MdSGHV Transmission within House Fly Populations" Insects 4, no. 4: 683-693. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects4040683