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Transmission Coefficient

The transmission coefficient is needed for host-parasite models. It is represented by β and it is the rate that disease moves from infected individuals to other individuals in the population. It must be between 0 and 1. [1]

The transmission coefficient is used in the disease model equation which is dYdt= βXYN-γY. [2]


References

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  1. ^ Krebs, Charles J. Ecology. 6th ed. Pearson Benjamin Cummings, 2009. 251-53. Print.
  2. ^ Krebs, Charles J. Ecology. 6th ed. Pearson Benjamin Cummings, 2009. 251-53. Print.

Krebs, Charles J. Ecology. 6th ed. Pearson Benjamin Cummings, 2009. 251-53. Print.

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  1. ^ Krebs Charles J., Ecology Sixth edition. Page 251