Diversity in times of adversity: Probabilistic strategies in microbial survival games

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 234, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 227-253

  Wolf, Denise M ^a   Vazirani, Vijay V ^b   Arkin, Adam P ^c  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Game theory; Random phase variation; Sensors; Stochastic

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; GAME THEORY; POPULATION GROWTH;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BIOFILTRATION; BIOSENSOR; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; GAME; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GROWTH RATE; HEALTH HAZARD; LIFE CYCLE; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NOISE; POPULATION GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; READING; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 14744282987     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2004.11.020     Document Type: Article

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