Table 2.

Model parameters and values used in simulations

Parameter	Description	Values used*
r	Per capita growth rate in culture	0.05, 0.1, 0.15
K	Carrying capacity	2 000 000
T	Time between transfers	24, 72 (hours)
n	Number of individuals assayed at transfer (e.g., colonies and plaques)	25, 100
β	Bottleneck size at transfer	10 000
R	Number of replicates	1, 3

^*If multiple values are listed, bold indicates the defaults