Population dynamics of generalist/specialist strategies in the feast-famine cycles
Rintaro Niimi, Chikara Furusawa, Yusuke Himeoka
The paper models microbial nutrient utilization strategies, showing that growth-death trade-offs determine whether generalists or specialists dominate under fluctuating nutrient conditions.
PLoS Computational Biology · Apr 30, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology