Fitness trade-offs and the origins of endosymbiosis.

Endosymbiosis drives evolutionary innovation and underpins the function of diverse ecosystems. The mechanistic origins of symbioses, however, remain unclear, in part because early evolutionary events are obscured by subsequent evolution and genetic drift. This Essay highlights how experimental studi...

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Main Authors: Michael A Brockhurst, Duncan D Cameron, Andrew P Beckerman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-04-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002580&type=printable