Figure 8
Time series of replicator abundances. Temporal change in the numbers of cooperating replicators in the metabolic system without the parasite, for different parameter sets. Fixed parameters: grid size: G = 300 × 300; length of simulations: t max = 300; empty site claim: C e = 2.0; decay rate for all replicators: p d = 0.2; replication rates k1 = 2.0, k2 = 4.0, k3 = 6.0 and (wherever applicable)k4 = 8.0. Lines represent the abundances of the different types of metabolic replicators, the fastest (of largest k i ) being the most abundant.