Table 4 Parameter values used for simulating phylogenetic trees for structured and non-structured populations and their corresponding parameter values from literature
From: Employing phylogenetic tree shape statistics to resolve the underlying host population structure
Structured population | Sub-population 1 | Sub-population 2 |
|---|---|---|
Basic reproductive number (\(R_{0}\)) | 4.99 | 9.09 |
Birth rate (\(\lambda\)) | 3.0639 | 4.0178 |
Death rate (\(\mu\)) | 0.014 | 0.042 |
Migration rate (\(\alpha\)) | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Number of tips (n) | 350 | 200 |
Number of trees | 250 | 250 |
Non-structured population | Â | Â |
 \(R_0\) | 4.99 | |
 \(\lambda\) | 0.0699 | |
 \(\mu\) | 0.014 | |
 n | 350 | |
 Number of trees | 500 | |
From literature | Values | References |
|---|---|---|
HIV/AIDS related deaths (\(\mu\)) | 0.014(0.01, 0.02) | |
\(R_0\) | 4.99(0.45, 6.34) for low risk sub-population & 9.09(4.18, 36.75) for high sub-population | [43] |
Out-migration (\(\alpha\)) | 0.30(0.18, 0.44) for low risk sub-population & 0.20(0.10, 0.33) for high risk sub-population | [44] |