Tradeoff breaking as a model of evolutionary transitions in individuality and limits of the fitness-decoupling metaphor

Evolutionary transitions in individuality (ETIs) involve the formation of Darwinian collectives from Darwinian particles. The transition from cells to multicellular life is a prime example. During an ETI, collectives become units of selection in their own right. However, the underlying processes are...

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Main Authors: Pierrick Bourrat, Guilhem Doulcier, Caroline J Rose, Paul B Rainey, Katrin Hammerschmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2022-08-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/73715