Density Dependence Triggers Runaway Selection of Reduced Senescence
Figure 3
(A) Relative fecundity functions mt(x) taking the form of Equation 15a at age t for x = 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1, and 2, as indicated.
(B) Total adult recruitment functions bt(x) = b0(x)mt(x), with b0(x) = 1 + x.
(C) Survival functions st(x) taking the form of Equation 15b.
(D) Mortality rate functions derived from Equation 15b. The senescence rate is of the age-dependent form
, with n = 5 (further detailed in Appendix A of Text S1). Other parameters are αb = αd = 0.5 and μ = 0.01. All graphs are on the same timescale.