Spatial dilemmas of diffusible public goods
The emergence of cooperation is a central question in evolutionary biology. Microorganisms often cooperate by producing a chemical resource (a public good) that benefits other cells. The sharing of public goods depends on their diffusion through space. Previous theory suggests that spatial structure...
Main Authors: | Allen, Benjamin, Gore, Jeff, Nowak, Martin A. |
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Other Authors: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics |
Format: | Article |
Language: | en_US |
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eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd.
2015
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/98064 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4583-8555 |
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