Additional file 1: Figure S1. of Impact of life stage-dependent dispersal on the colonization dynamics of host patches by ticks and tick-borne infectious agents

Density-dependence function (f) with respect to varying strength of the Allee effect (a). Where KÂ =Â 600, 200, 100 and a vary from 0 to 100. High a reduces the population reproductive function and represents notably the difficulty to locate a mate when the population density is low. (PDF 48Â kb)