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Phase diagram showing the optimal strategy as a function of the parameters kB and Δγ, which describe the microbial population. In the shaded area, switching is the optimal strategy; however, in the open area, the nonswitching strategy leads to a larger average population fitness. The other parameters are α = −0.99, f∗ = 0.75, and ξ = 1.
