Figure 3
The contribution of the life cycle parameters to the population growth rate of A. gambiae. The sensitivity (a) and the elasticity (b) of λ to the stage-classified matrix entries of A. gambiae. For each matrix entry (pij), the subscripts i and j refer to the six stages: (1) egg, (2) larvae, (3) pupae, (4) virgin females, (5) mated females, and (6) gravid females. For example, p11 is the daily probability that an egg will survive whereas p21 is the daily probability that an egg will hatch and become a larva. For each matrix entry, the mean and standard error are shown for the 27 combinations of group, environment, and genotype.