Example life history plots from hypothetical MTs showing different behaviors

<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "Model based dynamics analysis in live cell microtubule images"</p><p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2121/8/S1/S4</p><p>BMC Cell Biology 2007;8(Suppl 1):S4-S4.</p><p>Published online 10 Jul 2007</p><p>PMCID:PMC1924509.</p><p></p> Life histories were inspired by [33]. Individual MTs in the top undergo several length excursions, while the MTs in the middle row exhibit an overall growth tendency. The bottom chart shows individual MTs, distinguished by filled and open circles, which are superimposed on the time axis for visual comparison. While both groups of MTs display shortening, the group indicated by the open circles shorten gradually as compared with the rest of the MTs