Table 3 Tested parameter values

From: Patrilineal segmentary systems provide a peaceful explanation for the post-Neolithic Y-chromosome bottleneck

Parameter

Range of values

Growth rate (r)

0.01 per generation

\({\sigma }^{{2}^{a }}\)

[0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2]

Polygyny

[yes, no]

Male migration rate (mm)

[0, 0.02, 0.05, 0.1]

Female migration rate (mf)

[0, 0.05, 0.1]

Fission threshold (Nmax)

[100, 150, 200] individuals

Fission type

[random, lineal]

Post-fission migration

[yes, no]

Extinction rate due to violence (e)

[0, 0.15]

  1. aVariance of the normal distribution used to draw relative fitnesses of descent groups.
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