| Parameter | Unit | Description | Acceptable range | Default | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max. | Min. | |||||
| BOR | - | Time constant for transporter regulation | - | - | 1 | |
| μm s-2 | Production rate of transporter activity | |||||
| s-1 | Basal degradation rate | |||||
| μM | Boron concentration for half-maximum in Hill’s function | 1000 | 1 | 600 | ||
| - | Amplitude of increased degradation rate by boron | 100 | 0 | 50 | ||
| - | Hill’s coefficient | - | - | 2 | ||
| μM | Boron concentration at which the flux reaches its half-maximum value | 500 | 1000 | |||
| NIP | - | Time constant for transporter regulation | - | - | 1 | |
| μm s-2 | Production rate of transporter activity | |||||
| s-1 | Basal degradation rate | |||||
| μM | Boron concentration for half-maximum in Hill’s function | 1000 | 1 | 20 | ||
| - | Hill’s coefficient | - | - | 2 | ||
| Cell size | μm | Cell width | 20 | 5 | 10 | |
| μm | Cell wall width | 2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | ||
| μm | Cell height | 150 | 5 | 20 | ||
| Other | μm s-1 | Membrane background permeability of boron | ||||
| μm s-1 | Xylem loading rate (in the last cell) | 500 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| μm | Boron concentration in medium | 5000 | 0 | 300 | ||
Subject’s behavior on the first free choice of each session is described by 13 free parameters. Three of these parameters (
| Parameter | Horizon dependent? | Uncertainty dependent? | TMS dependent? | 
|---|---|---|---|
| prior mean,  | no | no | yes | 
| initial learning rate,  | no | no | yes | 
| asymptotic learning rate,  | no | no | yes | 
| information bonus,  | yes | n/a | yes | 
| spatial bias,  | yes | yes | yes | 
| decision noise,  | yes | yes | yes | 
| Parameter | Abbreviation | Value | 
|---|---|---|
| Size of each pool of plants* | Pool | Variable (1–1000) | 
| Number of replicates* | Rep | Variable (5 or 100) | 
| Length of each cycle* | Days | Variable (14-49) | 
| Number of cycles* | Cyc | Variable (4 or 10) | 
| Initial proportion of Fix+ cells* | x | Variable (1 or 0.1) | 
| Maximum number of new nodules/plant/day† | λmax | 0.44 | 
| Coefficient for the auto-regulation of nodulation in nodulation kinetics† | a1 | 0.03 | 
| Coefficient for time-decay in nodulation kinetics† | a2 | 0.006 | 
| Lag for time-decay in nodulation kinetics† | a3 | 2 | 
| Growth rate of bacteria within nodule† | r | 1.95 | 
| Fitness cost of nitrogen fixation‡ | c | 0 | 
| Sanctions for Fix-‡ | s | 1.65 | 
| Day at which additional sanctions begin‡ | ds | 17 | 
| Nodule carrying capacity‡ | K | 1.4 × 108 | 
*parameters varied in the simulations
† experimentally measured parameters
‡parameters inferred from experimental data
The mean value and standard deviation within the parameter ensemble (where applicable) are indicated for each parameter.
| Parameter | Description | Main model | Parameter values from  | Model with EGF/Notch coupling ( | Alternate models of  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bias towards the default 3° fate | 0.47 ± 0.03 | 0.39 ± 0.03 | 0.51 ± 0.03 | 0.5 | |
| 210 (fixed) | 210 (fixed) | 210 (fixed) | 210 | ||
| Response to EGF* | 3.87 ± 0.52 | 4.60 ± 0.98 | 3.86 ± 0.52 | 6 | |
| −21 ± 8 | −30 (fixed) | −9 ± 6 | −30 | ||
| Response to Notch* | 6.25 ± 1.28 | 5.97 ± 1.07 | 7.72 ± 1.31 | 6 | |
| 73 ± 3 | 90 (fixed) | 73 ± 5 | 90 | ||
| Characteristic time scale of dynamics | 2.02 ± 0.16 | 2.18 ± 0.30 | 2.23 ± 0.25 | 2 | |
| Noise level | 0.12 ± 0.02 | 0.12 ± 0.03 | 0.14 ± 0.02 | 0.14 | |
| Shape of EGF gradient | 0.23 ± 0.02 | 0.16 ± 0.03 | 0.22 ± 0.02 | 0.2 | |
| Relative strength of autocrine signaling | 1.08 ± 0.11 | 1.14 ± 0.17 | 1.24 ± 0.22 | 1/2 ( | |
| Threshold for lateral signaling | −1.20 ± 0.09 | −1.23 ± 0.10 | −1.29 ± 0.11 | 0.25 | |
| −46 ± 3 | −48 ± 3 | −46 ± 3 | −45 | ||
| Ectopic EGF level in the  | 0.42 ± 0.11 | 0.55 ± 0.25 | 0.51 ± 0.20 | N/A | |
| EGF level in the JU1100 overexpression line | 4.18 ± 0.49 | 7.39 ± 1.36 | 4.84 ± 0.67 | N/A | |
| EGF level in the  | 0.28 ± 0.03 | N/A | 0.28 ± 0.03 | N/A | |
| Ectopic Notch activity in the JU2064 line | 0.05 ± 0.03 | N/A | 0.04 ± 0.02 | N/A | |
*While the vectors 
†As in (
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| α | 5 | 
|---|---|
| β | 0.1 | 
| αIP | 50 | 
| βIP | 0.1 | 
| φPWb-TR | 50 | 
| φTR-PWb | 35 | 
| φTR-BVC | 30 | 
| φBVC-TR | 45 | 
| φHD-HD | 15 | 
| φHD-IP | 10 | 
| φHD-TR | 15 | 
| φHDrot | 2 | 
| φIP-TR | 90 | 
| φPC-PC | 25 | 
| φPC-BVC | 1100 | 
| φPC-PRb | 6000 | 
| φBVC-PC | 440 | 
| φBVC-PRb | 75 | 
| φPRb-PC | 25 | 
| φPRb-BVC | 1 | 
| φGC-PC | 3 | 
| φPWo-TR | 60 | 
| φTR-PWo | 30 | 
| φTR-OVC | 60 | 
| φOVC-TR | 30 | 
| φPC-OVC | 1.7 | 
| φPRo-OVC | 6 | 
| φPC-PRo | 1 | 
| φOVC-PC | 5 | 
| φOVC-oPR | 5 | 
| φPRo-PC | 100 | 
| φPRo-PRo | 115 | 
| φinh-PC | 0.4 | 
| φinh-BVC | 0.2 | 
| φinh-PRb | 9 | 
| φinh-PRo | 1 | 
| φinh-HD | 0.4 | 
| φinh-TR | 0.075 | 
| φinh-TRo | 0.1 | 
| φinh-PW | 0.1 | 
| φinh-OVC | 0.5 | 
| φinh-PWo | 1 | 
| ΦPC-PC | 0.4 | 
| ΦBVC-BVC | 0.2 | 
| ΦPR-PR | 9 | 
| ΦHD-HD | 0.4 | 
| ΦOVC-OVC | 0.5 | 
| ΦPRo-PRo | 01 | 
| PWbath | 0.1 | 
| PWbath | 0.2 | 
| TRbath | 0.088 | 
| Object enc. threshold | 18 cm | 
| Object enc. Threshold (3.1) | 36 cm | 
| 0.65*10^−5 | |
| 0.65*10^−5 | |
| 0.65*10^−5 | |
| 3% | |
| 6% | |
| (r + 8) *  | |
| 0.08 | |
| 0.2236 | |
| 44 × 44 | |
| 16 × 51 | |
| 20 × 16×51 | |
| 16 × 51 | |
| Dependent on simulation environment | |
| 16 × 51 | |
| 1 | |
| 100 | |
| 100 per module | |
| 437 | 
Parameters for the force balance calculation of the biomechanical model are identical to previous work (
| Description | Parameter | Value | Reference/Explanation | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Biomechanical  | |||
| Biomechanical calculation step. | ( | ||
| Seconds per simulation step. | ( | ||
| Optimal overlap for obstacle cells. | Determined by parameter scan to create a tight barrier to cell movement. | ||
| Optimal overlap for retinal cells. | ( | ||
| Initial distance between daughter cells. | ( | ||
| Initial condition parameters | |||
| Initial radius of eye globe. | Estimated from preparations of hatchling eyes. | ||
| Minimal displacement threshold. | Determined by parameter scan to generate even initial cell distribution. | ||
| Simulation parameters | |||
| Retinal cell radius. | Estimated from histological sections. | ||
| Width of the stem cell domain. | Estimated from histological sections. | ||
| Overlap threshold beyond which cell cycle is arrested. | |||
| Minimal cell cycle length. | Chosen to produce a plausible biological growth rate. | ||
| Probability of cell division. | Chosen to produce a plausible biological growth rate. | ||
| Growth rate of the eye radius ( | Chosen as a small value to ensure quasi-static growth within the biologically plausible growth rate range. | ||
| Parameter | Description | Value | 
|---|---|---|
| Tension | 2 pN µm | |
| Width of phase field | 2 µm | |
| Cell area conservation strength | 10 pN/µm2 | |
| Friction coefficient | 10 pN s/µm2 | |
| Hill coefficient of protrusive force | 3 | |
| Activation rate | 10 s-1 | |
| Activation threshold | 1 µM | |
| Basal activation rate | 0.1 s-1 | |
| Total activator concentration | 2 µM | |
| Basal degradation rate | 1 s-1 | |
| Degradation rate from inhibitor | 1 µM-1s-1 | |
| Inhibitor degradation coeffecient | 1 | |
| Inhibitor activation coefficient | 15 | |
| Time scale of negative feedback | 10 s | |
| Activator diffusion coefficient | 0.5 µm2/s | |
| Inhibitor diffusion coefficient | 0.5 µm2/s | |
| Noise intensity | 0.01 µM2/µm2/s | |
| Time step | 0.001 s | |
| Space grid size | 256,256 | |
| Space size | 50,50 µm | 
| 11 μM-1s-1 | ||
| 1 s-1 | ||
| 0.58 s-1 | this work | |
| 40 μM-1s-1 | this work | |
| 0.75 s-1 | this work | |
| 11 μM-1s-1 | ||
| 50 s-1 | ||
| 5 s-1 |