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. 2016 Sep 5;9(1):487. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1759-z

Table 2.

List of parameters

Parameter Definition Dimension
Bryozoans
 Constant
   ρ Inverse of carrying capacity [M-1L-3]
   β B Exposure rate [L3T-1]
   φ Fraction of B C generating uninfected statoblasts [−]
   ψ Recovery rate [T-1]
   π B Rate of contamination operated by B O [M-1T-1]
   σ B Probability of survival over winter for B S, B C [−]
   σ O Probability of survival over winter for B O [−]
   ν Biomass generated by one statoblast [M]
 Temperature-dependent
   r Baseline growth rate of B S, B C [T-1]
   r O Baseline growth rate of B O [T-1]
   d CO Rate of covert-to-overt transition [T-1]
   d OC Rate of overt-to-covert transition [T-1]
 Time and temperature-dependent
   f B Statoblast production rate [M-1T-1]
Fish
 Constant
   μ F Natural mortality rate [T-1]
   β F Exposure rate [L3T-1]
   ε Fraction of acute infections [−]
   γ Rate of recovery from acute infection [T-1]
   ζ Rate of complete recovery [T-1]
   π F Rate of contamination operated by F I [T-1]
   κ Relative rate of contamination operated by F C [−]
   σ F Probability of survival over winter [−]
   η Baseline reproduction rate [−]
   ξ Strength of density dependence [L-3]
 Temperature-dependent
   h Rate of development of the disease [T-1]
   a PKD-caused mortality rate [T-1]
Parasite
μ Z Spore decay rate [T-1]
Rescaled parameters
πB*=βFπB Synthetic rate of contamination operated by B O [L3M-1T-2]
πF*=βBπF Synthetic rate of contamination operated by F I [L3T-2]