### Table 2a: varying parasite number (constant density) | | AICc| dAICc| |:---------------------|---------:|--------:| |Negative binomial 1 | 408.7435| 0.000| |Negative binomial 2 | 408.7435| 0.000| |Power C | 418.6477| 9.904| |Power CH | 420.9141| 12.171| |Density dependent | 466.1725| 57.429| |Constant 1 | 637.8375| 229.094| |Density independent 1 | 637.8375| 229.094| |Power H | 640.0095| 231.266| |Constant 2 | 967.7085| 558.965| |Density independent 2 | 2164.3919| 1755.648|