Fragmentation modes and the evolution of life cycles.

Fragmentation modes and the evolution of life cycles.

Reproduction is a defining feature of living systems. To reproduce, aggregates of biological units (e.g., multicellular organisms or colonial bacteria) must fragment into smaller parts. Fragmentation modes in nature range from binary fission in bacteria to collective-level fragmentation and the prod...

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Main Authors: Yuriy Pichugin, Jorge Peña, Paul B Rainey, Arne Traulsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-11-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5718564?pdf=render

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