Fig. 5

Dynamics of neutral lineage markers reveal balanced polymorphisms based on the daily cycle. a-c Neutral lineage marker (random colours) frequencies are plotted along 800 serial transfers (left hand side) and along 3 cycles. Panel A shows an example with no coexistence which is found in 23 out of 44 replicates, and panel B and C show (quasi-)stable coexistence, found in the remaining 21 replicates. d shows, for all 3 replicates of all WTs whether or not coexistence of neutral lineage markers was observed (grey = no coexistence, purple = (quasi-)stable coexistence, black cross = extinction due to over-exploiting the medium). Also see Additional file 1: Figure S8