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A model for the analysis of insect stage-frequency data is developed which includes stage-specific variable developmental periods and stage-specific daily survival rates. The model can predict the development of an insect population through its developmental stages and consequently may form the basis for a simulation model of the population.
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Bellows, T.S., Birley, M.H. Estimating developmental and mortality rates and stage recruitment from insect stage-frequency data. Res Popul Ecol 23, 232–244 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02515628
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