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. 2012 Dec 20;8(12):e1002818. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002818

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The colonies ( in total) are first allowed to grow for a fixed number of time steps (). Then, all individuals (spores and cells) enter migration, forming a single migratory pool. From this pool, new colonies are established by taking, for each colony separately, random individuals. The complete cycle from the establishment of the colonies to the eventual migration of the individuals is called the nutritional cycle and is repeated over time. Notice that for clonally growing colonies , hence only a single genotype establishes a new colony.

Inline graphic — The colonies ( in total) are first allowed to grow for a fixed number of time steps (). Then, all individuals (spores and cells) enter migration, forming a single migratory pool. From this pool, new colonies are established by taking, for each colony separately, random individuals. The complete cycle from the establishment of the colonies to the eventual migration of the individuals is called the nutritional cycle and is repeated over time. Notice that for clonally growing colonies , hence only a single genotype establishes a new colony.