The dynamics of merozoites and gametocytes are described as(3)dMdt=1−c(t)βpRt−αMt−αS−pR(t)M(t)−μMM(t) (4)dGdt=c(t)pRt−αMt−αS−μGG(t)where c(t) is the proportion of parasites in a given cohort of infected RBCs that become gametocytes after successful development (i.e., the conversion rate). We allow the conversion rate to vary over the course of infection, as has been observed in experimental data (Greischar et al., 2016b; Pollitt et al., 2011; Reece, Duncan, West, & Read, 2005). The burst size, β, is the number of merozoites released from each infected RBC surviving the developmental period. Merozoites die at a rate μM, and gametocytes die at a rate μG.