sharpeDeMichele_77 {devRate}

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