Table 8 Parameter estimates from the null and best-fit statistical models describing per host net egg output

Population

Model

ln(λ₁)

(SE)

β

(SE)

c

(SE)

γ ₁

(SE)

γ ₂

(SE)

γ ₃

(SE)

k

(SE)

δ ₀

(SE)

δ ₁

(SE)

δ ₂

(SE)

δ ₃

(SE)

Baseline

1 (null)

5.98***

(0.081)

-0.14*

(0.068)

0.79***

(0.033)

-

-

-

0.61

(0.020)

-

-

-

-

3 (best-fit)

6.18***

(0.096)

-0.29***

(0.069)

00.74***

(0.036)

0.20***

(0.026)

-0.046**

(0.015)

-

0.63

(0.021)

-

-

-

-

1I (null)

6.25***

(0.066)

-0.20***

(0.053)

0.70***

(0.027)

-

-

-

1.08

(0.034)

0.49*

(0.24)

-0.23

(0.28)

-1.02***

(0.14)

-1.78***

(0.18)

4I (best-fit)

6.26***

(0.076)

-0.28***

(0.055)

0.70***

(0.027)

0.18***

(0.034)

-0.00062

(0.014)

-0.015*

(0.0060)

1.10

(0.034)

0.49*

(0.24)

-0.23

(0.28)

-1.01***

(0.14)

-1.78***

(0.18)

1^st re-infection

1 (null)

5.08***

(0.089)

0.023

(0.078)

1.12***

(0.038)

-

-

-

0.82

(0.036)

-

-

-

-

4 (best-fit)

5.17***

(0.099)

-0.051

(0.076)

1.11***

(0.039)

0.19**

(0.063)

-0.082**

(0.031)

0.039*

(0.017)

0.86

(0.038)

-

-

-

-

1I (null)

5.31***

(0.081)

0.024

(0.065)

1.02***

(0.035)

-

-

-

1.28

(0.044)

0.91*

(0.44)

0.52

(0.40)

-2.00***

(0.33)

-2.65***

(0.37)

2I (best-fit)

5.28***

(0.080)

-0.027

(0.065)

1.04***

(0.034)

0.18***

(0.037)

-

-

1.31

(0.04)

0.91*

(0.44)

0.51

(0.40)

-2.00***

(0.33)

-2.64***

(0.37)

2^nd re-infection

1 (null)

5.71***

(0.10)

-0.17

(0.10)

0.81***

(0.047)

-

-

-

0.71

(0.035)

-

-

-

-

3 (best-fit)

5.77***

(0.11)

-0.23*

(0.10)

0.82***

(0.049)

0.27***

(0.047)

-0.078*

(0.033)

-

0.74

(0.037)

-

-

-

-

1I (null)

5.95***

(0.087)

-0.14

(0.077)

0.71***

(0.040)

-

-

-

1.23

(0.05)

0.63

(0.41)

1.07**

(0.41)

-1.62***

(0.29)

-2.56***

(0.39)

2I (best-fit)

5.92***

(0.086)

-0.19*

(0.079)

0.72***

(0.040)

0.11**

(0.042)

-

-

1.24

(0.050)

0.63

(0.41)

1.07**

(0.41)

-1.63***

(0.29)

-2.56***

(0.39)