Density plots depicting the distribution of time to global infection (TGI) for transmission-potential networks (TPNs).

<p>TPNs were of equal size and connectance under three conditions: single-species, multi-species with <i>θ</i>_<i>m</i> (infection probability) varying among species and multi-species with fixed <i>θ</i>_<i>m</i> = 0.02. Each panel describes a comparison of a given single-species network to multi-species networks in a given locality: (<b>A</b>) <i>Bandicota savilei</i> in Buriram; (<b>B</b>) and (<b>C</b>) <i>B</i>. <i>savilei</i> and <i>Rattus tanezumi</i> in Mondolkiri, respectively; (<b>D</b>) and (<b>E</b>) <i>R</i>. <i>exulans</i> and <i>R</i>. <i>tanezumi</i> in Sihanouk, respectively. Plots skewed to the left indicate a faster infection and curve height is indicative of the probability that global infection occurs at a certain pace. Insets in <b>A-E</b> show the overlap between two curves (depicted by the colored circle above the bar) calculated as the integral of the area common to both curves. (<b>F</b>) The deviation in median of the multi-species networks with fixed (blue circles) or non-fixed (yellow circles) <i>θ</i>_<i>m</i> from median of the single-species network. The deviation was calculated for each of the panels A-E. Small overlap and a greater deviation of the median between the single-species and the multi-species plots mean that the inclusion of other species changes the velocity of parasite spread.