Phenotypic Heterogeneity and the Evolution of Bacterial Life Cycles
Fig 6
Fraction of sticky cells and population size at end of evolution.
Level plots show the fraction of sticky cells and population size on the surface and in liquid for different parameter combinations of R (cell division rate of sticky cell) and Pm (migration rate). Each row of plots corresponds to one differentiation strategy. From left to right the level plots show (1) fraction of sticky cells on surface, (2) fraction of sticky cells in liquid, (3) population size on surface, (4) population size in liquid. Fraction of sticky cells ranges from 0 (blue) to 1 (red). The population size ranges from 0 (white) to the carrying capacity (green). The carrying capacity of the surface is 10.000 (100 x 100 positions on the hexagonal grid) and the carrying capacity of the liquid is 5.000 (K). All values are determined at the end of evolution (T = 400.000 time steps).