Before revision:  It is not trivial how bacteria can cope with the feast-famine cycle and evolve under such situation, since in the feast period faster growth is beneficial in competition, but faster growth will shorten the feast period.
After revision:  It is not trivial how bacteria can cope with the feast-famine cycle and evolve under such a situation since in the feast period faster growth is beneficial in competition, but faster growth will shorten the feast period.