TWOSEX-MSChart: A computer program for the age-stage, two-sex life table analysis

The age-stage, two-sex life table analysis program.

You can try this program using "test" or "Test" as the password. If you want to access all functions, you need to request a password from Prof. Dr. Hsin Chi (hsinchi@dragon.nchu.edu.tw).  It is free of Charge.

To gain a better understanding of the age-stage, two-sex life table, please refer to the following publications:

• Chi, H., and Liu, H. (1985). Two new methods for the study of insect population ecology. Bulletin of the Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica (now Zoological Studies) 24: 225–240. https://zoolstud.sinica.edu.tw/Journals/24.2/225.pdf

• Chi, H. (1988). Life-table analysis incorporating both sexes and variable development rates among individuals. Environmental Entomology 17(1): 26–34. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/17.1.26

• Chi, H., You, M. S., Atlıhan, R., Smith, C. L., Kavousi, A., Özgökçe, M. S., Güncan, A., Tuan, S. J., Fu, J. W., Xu, Y. Y., Zheng, F. Q., Ye, B. H., Chu, D., Yu, Y., Gharekhani, G., Saska, P., Gotoh, T., Schneider, M. I., Bussaman, P., Gökçe, A., and Liu, T. X. (2020). Age-stage, two-sex life table: An introduction to theory, data analysis, and application. Entomologia Generalis 40(2): 103–124. DOI: 10.1127/entomologia/2020/0936

• Chi, H., Güncan, A., Kavousi, A., Gharakhani, G., Atlıhan, R., Özgökçe, M. S., Shirazi, J., Amir-Maafi, M., Maroufpoor, M., Taghizadeh, R. (2022). TWOSEX-MSChart: The key tool for life table research and education. Entomologia Generalis 42(6): 845–849. DOI: 10.1127/entomologia/2022/1851

• Chi, H., Kavousi, A., Gharekhani, G., Atlıhan, R., Özgökçe, M. S., Güncan, A., Gökçe, A., Smith, C. L., Benelli, G., Guedes, R. N. C., Amir-Maafi, M., Shirazi, J., Taghizadeh, R., Maroufpoor, M., Xu, Y.-Y., Zheng, F.-Q., Ye, B.-H., Chen, Z.-Z., You, M.-S., Fu, J.-W., Li, J.-Y., Shi, M.-Z., Hu, Z.-Q., Zheng, C.-Y., Luo, L., Yuan, Z.-L., Zang, L.-S., Chen, Y.-M., Tuan, S.-J., Lin, Y.-Y., Wang, H.-H., Gotoh, T., Ullah, M.-S., Botto-Mahan, C., De Bona, S., Bussaman, P., Gabre, R., Saska, P., Schneider, M. I., Ullah, F., Desneux, N. (2023). Advances in theory, data analysis, and application of the age-stage, two-sex life table for demographic research, biological control, and pest management. Entomologia Generalis 43(4): 705–732. DOI: 10.1127/entomologia/2023/204