Migration alters oscillatory dynamics and promotes survival in connected bacterial populations
Migration can increase survival of a metapopulation by enabling recolonization after local extinction. Here, Gokhale et al. use both microbial experiments and mechanistic modeling to show that moderate levels of migration can increase survival by altering oscillatory population dynamics.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07703-y |