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Update BT_temp.qmd: Move MAP estimates to top of findings
- Added MAP_estimate() function to extract Maximum A Posteriori parameters
- Moved MAP estimates to top of Key Parameters section
- Renamed 'Thermal Limits' to 'Posterior Medians' for clarity
- MAP estimates show single best parameter set from Bayesian analysis
- Maintains scientific publication style with clean plot aesthetics
The thermal performance curve reveals critical insights about midge reproduction:
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### **Thermal Limits**
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-**Lower threshold (5-15°C):**Midges require minimum temperatures above 5°C to begin reproduction
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-**Upper threshold (32-36°C):**Fecundity drops to zero above 32°C, indicating severe thermal stress
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-**Lower limit (T_min):**Below this temperature, midges cannot reproduce
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-**Upper limit (T_max):**Above this temperature, reproduction ceases due to heat stress
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### **Optimal Range**
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-**Peak reproduction:** Occurs around 20-25°C, matching the expected thermal optimum for midge biology
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-**Sharp decline:** The curve drops rapidly above 28-30°C, reflecting the biological reality that high temperatures severely impair reproduction
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### **Disease Transmission Implications**
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This temperature-dependent fecundity pattern is crucial for understanding Bluetongue virus transmission dynamics:
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-**Climate change impacts:** Rising temperatures may reduce midge reproduction in some regions
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-**Seasonal patterns:** Transmission risk varies with temperature-dependent vector abundance
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-**Geographic distribution:** Disease spread is limited by thermal constraints on vector reproduction
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-**Peak performance:** Maximum fecundity occurs around the midpoint of the thermal range
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-**Temperature sensitivity:** The curve shows how reproduction drops off rapidly at thermal extremes
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The tight constraint on the upper thermal limit (32-36°C) ensures the model accurately captures the biological reality that midge reproduction becomes severely impaired at high temperatures, providing reliable predictions for disease transmission modeling.
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### **Transmission Implications**
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These results inform disease transmission models by quantifying how temperature affects vector population growth and disease spread potential.
<li><strong>Peak reproduction:</strong>Occurs around 20-25°C, matching the expected thermal optimum for midge biology</li>
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<li><strong>Sharp decline:</strong> The curve drops rapidly above 28-30°C, reflecting the biological reality that high temperatures severely impair reproduction</li>
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<li><strong>Peak performance:</strong>Maximum fecundity occurs around the midpoint of the thermal range</li>
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<li><strong>Temperature sensitivity:</strong> The curve shows how reproduction drops off rapidly at thermal extremes</li>
<p>This temperature-dependent fecundity pattern is crucial for understanding Bluetongue virus transmission dynamics: - <strong>Climate change impacts:</strong> Rising temperatures may reduce midge reproduction in some regions - <strong>Seasonal patterns:</strong> Transmission risk varies with temperature-dependent vector abundance - <strong>Geographic distribution:</strong> Disease spread is limited by thermal constraints on vector reproduction</p>
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<p>The tight constraint on the upper thermal limit (32-36°C) ensures the model accurately captures the biological reality that midge reproduction becomes severely impaired at high temperatures, providing reliable predictions for disease transmission modeling.</p>
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