Evolving Nutritional Strategies in the Presence of Competition: A Geometric Agent-Based Model

PLoS Computational Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Senior, Alistair M ^a   Charleston, Michael A ^a   Lihoreau, Mathieu ^b,d   Buhl, Jerome ^a,c   Raubenheimer, David ^a   Simpson, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d Université de Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; NUTRIENTS;

AGENT-BASED MODEL; EVOLUTIONARY MODELS; GEOMETRIC FRAMEWORK; KEY FACTORS; MODEL TOLERANCES; MODELING APPROACH; NUTRIENT ACQUISITION; SOCIAL GROUPS; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS;

NUTRITION;

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; COMPETITION; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL EXCESS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; INSECT; MALE; NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; INSECTA; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 84926369266     PISSN: 1553734X     EISSN: 15537358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004111     Document Type: Article

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