Table 1 List of Parameters and Their Values.
From: Locally Fixed Alleles: A method to localize gene drive to island populations
Parameter | Value | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
λ | Female fecundity rate | 8.4 (year)−1 | Backus & Gross32 |
q | Coefficient quantifying density-dependent decline in birth rate | Island: 6.427 × 10−3 (mouse)−1 Mainland: 6.427 × 10−3 (mouse)−1 | Backus & Gross32 |
ρ | Density independent per-capita death rate | 2.4 (year)−1 | Backus & Gross32 |
α | Coefficient quantifying density-dependent increase in death rate | Island: 5.000 × 10−5 (mouse)−1 (year)−1 Mainland: 5.000 × 10−7 (mouse)−1 (year)−1 | Backus & Gross32 |
w i | Genotype specific fitness | Dependent on s and h | |
μ | Per-capita migration rate from island to mainland | Varied (10−4–1.2 × 10−1 (year)−1) | |
s | Drive allele fitness cost | 0.8 | |
h | Degree of dominance of fitness cost of drive allele | Non-threshold drive: 0.3 Threshold drive: 0.8 | |
e | Homing probability | 0.95 |
