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. 2024 Apr 25;86(6):62. doi: 10.1007/s11538-024-01292-2

Table 1.

Model parameters and variables

Parameter/variable Description Default value or range
a Reproduction rate of adult hosts n/a
a0 Baseline reproduction rate of adult hosts 5
bJ,bA Natural mortality rate of juvenile/adult hosts 1/5
b Natural mortality rate of all hosts when bJ=bA 1/5
c1 Strength of tolerance-reproduction trade-off 0.25
c2 Shape of tolerance-reproduction trade-off 3
g Host maturation rate 1
IJ,IA Density of infected juveniles/adults n/a
N Host population density n/a
q Strength of host density-dependence 1
SJ,SA Density of susceptible juveniles/adults n/a
t Time, measured in arbitrary units n/a
τA Adult tolerance 0
τJ,τL Juvenile/lifelong tolerance 0τJ,τL1
α Mortality virulence 0α
β0 Baseline transmission rate 10
γ Recovery rate 0 or 1
λ Force of infection n/a
ϕ Relative pathogen mutation rate 20