Fig. 4

Complex variation in population structure in virtual C. elegans colonies. a Population structure of virtual C. elegans over 200 hr beginning at the final hour of the L4 stage. b Founder number affects proportions of developmental stages at bust. c Relative population structure at bust. Total number of larval and adult stages within a population at bust for each founder. Percentages are show in Fig. 4b. d How founder number is predicted to affect the number of generations traversed at the time of bust. Output from computer simulations, based on previously reported developmental timings at 25 °C [36]. Generation 1 is P₀, 2 F₁ and 3 F₂