Bet-hedging in stochastically switching environments

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 336, Issue , 2013, Pages 144-157

  Muller J ^a,b   Hense, B A ^b   Fuchs, T M ^a   Utz, M ^c   Pötzsche, Ch ^d  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT   (Austria)

Author keywords

Adaptive dynamics; Bet hedging; Lyapunov exponent; Stochastic switching systems

Indexed keywords

BET-HEDGING; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; PHENOTYPE; STOCHASTICITY;

ADAPTATION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BET HEDGING; ENERGY YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOCHASTIC MODEL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENT; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DENSITY; STATISTICS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DENSITY; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 84883011434     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2013.07.017     Document Type: Article

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