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. 2020 Jan 13;20:8. doi: 10.1186/s12862-019-1562-5

Table 3.

Model parameters

Parameter interpretation default value / range Models
Hi absolute abundances of host genotype i ∈[0,NH] all
Pi absolute abundances of parasite genotype i ∈[0,NP] all
hi relative abundances of host genotype i ∈[0,1] all
pi relative abundances of parasite genotype i ∈[0,1] all
NH total host population size ΣiHi - all
NP total parasite population size ΣiPi - all
bH host birth rate - EcoEvo +, EcoEvo
dP parasite death rate 1 EcoEvo +, EcoEvo
λ rate of host death or parasite birth when genotypes match - EcoEvo +, EcoEvo
μ intraspecific competition rate - EcoEvo +
K carrying capacity (host population size in the absence of parasites) - EcoEvo +
α fitness gain (loss) of matching genotypes for parasite (host) 1 Evo +, Evo, Hybrid
β fitness gain (loss) of mismatching genotypes for parasite (host) 0 Evo +, Evo, Hybrid
wH,wP selection intensity ∈[0,1] Evo +, Evo, Hybrid
πHi,πPi payoff from the game, defined for each genotype - Evo +, Evo, Hybrid
fHi,fPi ‘fitness’ from the game, defined for each genotype - Evo +, Evo, Hybrid
fH¯,fP¯ average ‘fitness’, defined for each population - Evo +, Evo, Hybrid
dHi death rate of host genotype i - Hybrid
bPi birth rate of parasite genotype i - Hybrid