Effects of host extinction and vector preferences on vector-borne disease risk in phylogenetically structured host-hector communities
Fig 2
Bipartite networks for representative simulations with small and large values of host specificity (g).
Width of bar reflects overall summed preference by vectors (top, taxa labeled starting with v) for hosts (bottom, taxa labelled starting with h), and plots show all preference scores between vectors and hosts that are 0.01 or greater (maximum value is always 1). The smallest version of g used was 0.021 (top plot), revealing generalist vectors. The largest value of g was 4.98, with more vectors specializing on only a few hosts.