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Table 2 IBD-based estimates of the dispersal kernel spread (σ)

From: Using spatial genetics to quantify mosquito dispersal for control programs

b

 

Ne

D

σ

TAMPINES

 0.0037 (0.0024–0.0050)

Method 1 (PWoP)

863 (863–1112)

0.0074 (0.0074–0.0095)

54.1 m (40.8–67.7 m)

Method 2 (LDNe)

167 (93–619)

0.0014 (0.0007–0.0053)

122.9 m (54.7–206.2 m)

Method 3 (Gravitrap)

0.0048 (0.0030–0.0066)

66.8 m (48.8–105.6 m)

YISHUN

 0.0065 (0.0052–0.0079)

Method 1 (PWoP)

1185 (1176–1346)

0.0063 (0.0063–0.0072)

44 m (37.6–49.7 m)

Method 2 (LDNe)

258 (200–357)

0.0014 (0.0011–0.0019)

94.4 m (73–120.6 m)

Method 3 (Gravitrap)

0.0022 (0.0015–0.0030)

74.4 m (57.9–104.9 m)

  1. The mean (95% CI) for IBD slope (b), effective population size (Ne), effective density (D) estimated using the methods 1–3, and the dispersal kernel spread (σ) for Aedes aegypti data from Tampines and Yishun