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. 2011 Jul 20;6(7):e21848. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021848

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Laguna, Risau-Gusman.

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Fraction of extinctions (squares), and average duration of the infestation for the extinct populations (circles), as a function of the efficiency of grooming. Averages were taken over 1000 realizations, with a limit time of 500 simulation days (i.e. we only count extinctions happening within the first 500 days). The critical grooming efficacy is defined as the value at which the fraction of extinctions reaches unity. In this plot, this happens for efficacies close to . Inset: Number of days required to reach a population of lice as a function of the efficacy of grooming.

Inline graphic — Fraction of extinctions (squares), and average duration of the infestation for the extinct populations (circles), as a function of the efficiency of grooming. Averages were taken over 1000 realizations, with a limit time of 500 simulation days (i.e. we only count extinctions happening within the first 500 days). The critical grooming efficacy is defined as the value at which the fraction of extinctions reaches unity. In this plot, this happens for efficacies close to . Inset: Number of days required to reach a population of lice as a function of the efficacy of grooming.