| sharpeDeMichele_77 {devRate} | R Documentation |
Sharpe and DeMichele equation of development rate as a function of temperature.
Description
Sharpe, P.J. & DeMichele, D.W. (1977) Reaction kinetics of poikilotherm development. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 64, 649-670.
Usage
sharpeDeMichele_77
Format
A list of eight elements describing the equation.
- eq
The equation (formula object).
- eqAlt
The equation (string).
- name
The name of the equation.
- ref
The equation reference.
- refShort
The equation reference shortened.
- startVal
The parameters found in the literature with their references.
- com
An optional comment about the equation use.
- id
An id to identify the equation.
Details
Equation:
rT = \frac{(T + 273.16) * e^{\frac{aa - \frac{bb}{T + 273.16}}{1.987}}}{1 + e^{\frac{cc - \frac{dd}{T + 273.16}}{1.987}} + e^{\frac{ff - \frac{gg}{T + 273.16}}{1.987}}}
where rT is the development rate, T the temperature, and aa, bb, cc, dd, ff, and gg thermodynamic parameters.
References
doi:10.1016/0022-5193(77)90265-X