Ecology: Mosquito Life Stages
A mosquito immature life-stage model. Tracks eggs, larvae, and pupae through development and mortality, and exposes the stage composition so you can see whether a population is egg-heavy, larval-heavy, or balanced.
What it simulates
- Three immature life stages (eggs, larvae, pupae) with stage-specific development and mortality rates.
- ODE dynamics solved by Tellurium directly from the original SBML.
- Stage-fraction diagnostics that always sum to 1.0.
Run it on the Hub
- Open the Turner2015 Mosquito Life-Stage Ecology Model Lab on the public Hub.
- Click Run. The default scenario runs for 365 days.
Inputs you can tune
| Input | Meaning |
|---|---|
integration_step | ODE solver step size (default 0.1 day). Smaller is more precise but slower. |
model_path | Relative path to the SBML file. Usually leave at the default. |
Biological parameters (development rates, mortality rates, initial populations) live in the SBML file model/data/BIOMD0000000922.xml — edit it directly to change the biology.
What results to expect
- Life-stage abundances: egg, larval, and pupal counts over time. After an initial transient, the populations settle into a stable composition.
- Stage fractions: proportion of total immature population in each stage. The default settles around 46% eggs, 39% larvae, 15% pupae.
- Summary table: final and extremal values per stage, plus the total immature population.
Reference
SBML wrapper for Turner et al. (2015), BioModels BIOMD0000000922.
Source on GitHub: models-ecology — turner2015-mosquito-life-stages.