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A polychromatic ‘greenbeard' locus determines patterns of cooperation in a social amoeba

Cheaters disrupt cooperation by reaping the benefits without paying their fair share of associated costs. Cheater impact can be diminished if cooperators display a tag (‘greenbeard') and recognise and preferentially direct cooperation towards other tag carriers. Despite its popular appeal, the...

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Autores principales: Gruenheit, Nicole, Parkinson, Katie, Stewart, Balint, Howie, Jennifer A., Wolf, Jason B., Thompson, Christopher R. L.
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/PMC5288501/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28120827
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14171