Figure 2.

Simulation lifecycle. (a) The population of individuals (green box) is patch structured (circles containing plants). (b) Type 1 nuclei (red) replicate faster than type 2 nuclei (blue). (c) Fusion (anastomosis) is pairwise, with nuclei shared evenly between individuals via the formation then lesion of a large fused individual. (d) Individuals with dispersing offspring are orange, and compete with each other globally. Individuals with non‐dispersing offspring are beige, and compete with each other locally on their native patch (green circles). (dii) Individuals with higher fitness (smile) are more likely to reproduce (gray solid lines) into free spots. (diii) Offspring that have dispersed (orange) are sorted at random back into patches (green circles). (e) An offspring's genotype deviates stochastically from its asexual parent's genotype