Mean daily temperatures can predict the thermal limits of malaria transmission better than rate summation
Marta Strecker Shocket, Joey R. Bernhardt, Kerri L. Miazgowicz, Alyzeh Orakzai, Van M. Savage, Richard J. Hall, Sadie J. Ryan, Courtney Cuinn Murdock
The paper compares thermal suitability models for malaria transmission using constant and fluctuating temperatures, finding that constant temperature models better predict thermal limits than rate summation.
Nature Communications · Apr 11, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology