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The evolution of adhesiveness as a social adaptation

Cellular adhesion is a key ingredient to sustain collective functions of microbial aggregates. Here, we investigate the evolutionary origins of adhesion and the emergence of groups of genealogically unrelated cells with a game-theoretical model. The considered adhesiveness trait is costly, continuou...

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Autores principales: Garcia, Thomas, Doulcier, Guilhem, De Monte, Silvia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4775229/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26613415
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.08595