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. 2013 Dec 18;8(12):e82274. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082274

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© 2013 Libby, Rainey

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(A) Two organisms compete () with different transition probabilities, , when types grow at the same rate as types– when the cost of maladapted type () is minimal. Without a penalty for producing types the organism with the higher always wins. (B) types grow 1% slower than S types (). The optimal transition probability decreases and the top black area of the transition probability competition graph increases. (C) The optimal is shown as a function of the growth discrepancy between S and W types for three different values of N. The optimal transition probability when W types grow by a factor of 1.5 times slower than S types is approximately the same as when the W types do not reproduce at all.

Inline graphic — (A) Two organisms compete () with different transition probabilities, , when types grow at the same rate as types– when the cost of maladapted type () is minimal. Without a penalty for producing types the organism with the higher always wins. (B) types grow 1% slower than S types (). The optimal transition probability decreases and the top black area of the transition probability competition graph increases. (C) The optimal is shown as a function of the growth discrepancy between S and W types for three different values of N. The optimal transition probability when W types grow by a factor of 1.5 times slower than S types is approximately the same as when the W types do not reproduce at all.