| Volume 1, Number 1, 2011, Pages 53-68 DOI：10.11948/2011005 |
| Dynamics of stage-structured discrete mosquito population models |
| Junliang Lu,Jia Li |
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| We formulate discrete-time stage-structured models, based on systems of difference equations, for mosquito populations. We include the four distinct mosquito metamorphic stages, egg, pupa, larva, and adult, in the models. We derive a formula for the inherent net reproductive number, and investigate existence and stability of fixed points. We also show that the models, by means of numerical simulations, exhibit richer dynamics. |
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