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. 2010 Feb 22;7(2):635–650. doi: 10.3390/ijerph7020635

Figure 1.

Figure 1.

Schematic of pair dynamics. Single females, Xi, and single males, Yj, form partnerships Pij at a rate ρ, where i,j = S,I,R. These partnerships are destroyed either when the relationship breaks up (which occurs at a rate ) or when one partner dies (which occurs at a rate μ).