Figure 6
Effect of learning on genetic drift in a diploid sexually reproducing population. Temporal dynamics of the number of alleles present in populations of prey subject to predation. All prey populations consist of 1000 individuals at the beginning of each time step. Individuals killed by predators are replaced at the end of each step through reproduction of surviving individuals ("Methods"). In panel (a), predators consume 500 prey individuals per time step, while in panel (b), predators consume 800 prey individuals per time step. Predators kill the same number of individuals in both learning and non-learning scenarios to allow for a fair comparison. The upper bound on the probability to avoid or escape predator attack is set to 99% for both panels. Each panel shows ten simulation runs for both learning and non-learning scenarios.
