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. 2009 Dec 18;5(12):e1000615. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000615

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Nathanson et al.

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An individual can be in 1, 2, or 3 sets; when he mutates set membership, the number of sets he joins is drawn with uniform probability. Parameter values are , ; is the strategy mutation rate and is the set mutation rate. We run the simulation using the method of eq. (3) for generations. Dots indicate simulated results, which are interpolated with a smooth curve. This variable set membership model has not yet been solved analytically. (A) The interpolated curve for small strategy mutation compared to the analytical result for or . (B) The interpolated curve for high strategy mutation rate compared to the analytical result for or .

Inline graphic — An individual can be in 1, 2, or 3 sets; when he mutates set membership, the number of sets he joins is drawn with uniform probability. Parameter values are , ; is the strategy mutation rate and is the set mutation rate. We run the simulation using the method of eq. (3) for generations. Dots indicate simulated results, which are interpolated with a smooth curve. This variable set membership model has not yet been solved analytically. (A) The interpolated curve for small strategy mutation compared to the analytical result for or . (B) The interpolated curve for high strategy mutation rate compared to the analytical result for or .