Table 1.
Model parameters and variables
Parameter/variable | Description | Default value or range |
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Reproduction rate of adult hosts | n/a | |
Baseline reproduction rate of adult hosts | 5 | |
Natural mortality rate of juvenile/adult hosts | 1/5 | |
Natural mortality rate of all hosts when | 1/5 | |
Strength of tolerance-reproduction trade-off | 0.25 | |
Shape of tolerance-reproduction trade-off | 3 | |
Host maturation rate | 1 | |
Density of infected juveniles/adults | n/a | |
Host population density | n/a | |
Strength of host density-dependence | 1 | |
Density of susceptible juveniles/adults | n/a | |
Time, measured in arbitrary units | n/a | |
Adult tolerance | 0 | |
Juvenile/lifelong tolerance | ||
Mortality virulence | ||
Baseline transmission rate | 10 | |
Recovery rate | 0 or 1 | |
Force of infection | n/a | |
Relative pathogen mutation rate | 20 |