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Table 3 Model parameters

From: How long do Red Queen dynamics survive under genetic drift? A comparative analysis of evolutionary and eco-evolutionary models

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

\(\pi _{H_{i}}, \pi _{P_{i}}\)

payoff from the game, defined for each genotype

-

Evo +, Evo, Hybrid

\(f_{H_{i}}, f_{P_{i}}\)

‘fitness’ from the game, defined for each genotype

-

Evo +, Evo, Hybrid

\(\overline {f_{H}}, \overline {f_{P}}\)

average ‘fitness’, defined for each population

-

Evo +, Evo, Hybrid

\(d_{H_{i}}\)

death rate of host genotype i

-

Hybrid

\(b_{P_{i}}\)

birth rate of parasite genotype i

-

Hybrid