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. 2012 Oct 18;4(10):810–835. doi: 10.3390/toxins4100810

Table 1.

Operational and biological parameters introduced in the simulation model: their symbol, default and tested values.

Symbol Default-Value Tested-Value
Operational Parameters Refuge zone proportion v 0.05 [37] 0.05–0.10–0.20–0.30–0.40
Selection of the toxin A sBtA 1 [37] 1–0.93–0.50
Selection of the toxin B sBtB 1 [37] 1–0.93–0.50
Field area (hectare) 260 [38] na
Plants/hectare 67,000 [38] na
Biological Parameters Initial Ar frequency ArFreq 1.5 × 10−3 [39] 1.5 × 10−2–1.5 × 10−1
Initial Br frequency BrFreq 1.5 × 10−3 [39] 1.5 × 10−2–1.5 × 10−1
Ar dominance hAr 0 [12,40] 0–0.23–0.53
Br dominance hBr 0 [12,40] 0–0.23–0.53
Fitness cost associated to Ar fcostA 0.15 [41] na
Fitness cost associated to Br fcostB 0.15 [41] na
Fitness cost dominance associated to Ar hfcA 0 [42,43,44] na
Fitness cost dominance associated to Br hfcB 0 [42,43,44] na
Initial individual number/ha nzero 50,000 [38] na
Intrinsic growth rate r 0.15 [45,46] na
Carrying capacity/plant K 22 [38] na