Evolving nutritional strategies in the presence of competition: a geometric agent-based model.

Access to nutrients is a key factor governing development, reproduction and ultimately fitness. Within social groups, contest-competition can fundamentally affect nutrient access, potentially leading to reproductive asymmetry among individuals. Previously, agent-based models have been combined with...

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Main Authors: Alistair M Senior, Michael A Charleston, Mathieu Lihoreau, Jerome Buhl, David Raubenheimer, Stephen J Simpson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-03-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4376532?pdf=render