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Microbes can help explain the evolution of host altruism

The evolution of altruistic behaviour, which is costly to the donor but beneficial for the recipient, is among the most intriguing questions in evolutionary biology. Several theories have been proposed to explain it, including kin selection, group selection and reciprocity. Here we propose that micr...

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Autores principales: Lewin-Epstein, Ohad, Aharonov, Ranit, Hadany, Lilach
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5241693/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28079112
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14040