Multilevel selection analysis of a microbial social trait
The study of microbial communities often leads to arguments for the evolution of cooperation due to group benefits. However, multilevel selection models caution against the uncritical assumption that group benefits will lead to the evolution of cooperation. We analyze a microbial social trait to pre...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Nature
2013-01-01
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Series: | Molecular Systems Biology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/msb.2013.42 |