Mosquito survival from mark-recapture studies releasing at known age.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The expected lifetime (EL) of mosquitoes has been the subject of a large body of historical research, including by mark-recapture (MR) methods. Previous researchers have presented collections of information informally, and the results of a large systematic search are available; however, a formal synthesis of information has not been carried out.

Methods

Mosquito studies were systematically selected and re-analysed, and the information pooled to characterise an age-dependent survival model. MR data were obtained from the subset of historical studies in which mosquitoes were released at known ages after emergence. Data were excluded if experiments held characteristics, established by simulation, in which age-dependent estimation would perform poorly. Analysis used t

SUBMITTER: Matthews J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12604168 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature