Fig. 4

Mosquito demographic traits and Wolbachia field release dynamics depend strongly on the intensity of density dependence. a Equilibrium values of the mean larval development time (blue line), the per-capita female fecundity (red line) and the number of adults relative to the value when C _I ^* = 1 (green line). b The fecundity of released relative to wild mosquitos (red line), the minimum release ratio (solid blue line) and the absolute number of released mosquitoes (dotted blue line). c The time to Wolbachia establishment (T _E ; solid line) for different intensities of density-dependent competition C _I ^*. The dotted line shows the time taken for the Wolbachia frequency to reach 0.7 following the final release