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(b) Are any of the other parameters in this model susceptible to such an optimal-
ity analysis, that is, do any of the other parameters show any particular value
other than an extreme that leads to a maximum number of eggs at the end of
the season?
4. For the model in Section 3.3, vary the separate birth and death rates and the
infection coefficient and note the effect on the relative size of the healthy and
diseased portions of the populations. Can you identify some relationship between
these parameters that enable you to judge the effects on the relative size of the
healthy and diseased portions of the populations?
