Ecological parameters influence the size of a mosquito population in absence of any control measures.

Individual panels here show the effect on the mosquito population size of varying (a) α, representing the carrying capacity of the environment (eg. availability of larval habitats); (c) strength of density-dependent larval competition; (d) the intrinsic per capita population growth rate; and (e) adult mortality rate whilst the other three are held constant at a base value (see Table 2). Panel (b) shows the combined effect on the population size from varying both the availability of larval habitats and the strength of density dependence. Note that panels (a), (b) and (c) use logarithmic axes to aid in visualisation of results.