Sanctions and mutualism stability: why do rhizobia fix nitrogen?

Why do rhizobia expend resources on fixing N(2) for the benefit of their host plant, when they could use those resources for their own reproduction? We present a series of theoretical models which counter the hypotheses that N(2) fixation is favoured because it (i) increases the exudation of useful...

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Main Authors: West, SA, Kiers, E, Simms, E, Denison, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2002