Transients and tradeoffs of phenotypic switching in a fluctuating limited environment

Theoretical Population Biology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 187-199

  Filiba, E ^a   Lewin, D ^a   Brenner, N ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Chemostat model; Dynamic heterogeneity; Fluctuating environment; Limited resource; Nonlinear dynamics; Phenotypic switching

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FITNESS; HETEROGENEITY; MICROORGANISM; NONLINEARITY; OPTIMIZATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POPULATION DENSITY; RESOURCE SCARCITY; SUBPOPULATION; TRADE-OFF;

ARTICLE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE;

MICROBIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 84866163050     PISSN: 00405809     EISSN: 10960325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2012.06.004     Document Type: Article

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