The Lotka-Volterra predator-prey model
The Lotka-Volterra predator-prey model
The Lotka-Volterra predator-prey model
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Optimal strategy maximizing bacterial fitness<br />
Fitness= per capita bacterial population growth rate i.e.,<br />
1<br />
C<br />
dC<br />
dt = µ 1S 1<br />
u 1 + µ 2S 2<br />
u 2 ↦→ max<br />
K 1 + S 1 K 2 + S 2 u i<br />
<strong>The</strong> optimal strategy:<br />
µ 1 S 1<br />
K 1 + S 1<br />
> µ 2S 2<br />
K 2 + S 2<br />
=⇒ u 1 = 1<br />
µ 1 S 1<br />
K 1 + S 1<br />
< µ 2S 2<br />
K 2 + S 2<br />
=⇒ u 1 = 0