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Social evolution theory for microorganisms
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“In this literature it is often assumed that cooperation is favoured because it provides a benefit at the population or species leve”
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- Authors
- West, S. A., Griffin, A. S., Gardner, A., & Diggle, S. P.
- Venue
- Nature Reviews Microbiology
- Published
- 2006-08
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 597-607
- ISSN
- 1740-1526 (ISSN-L)
- 1740-1534
- OpenAlex
- W2029139718
- Cited by
- 1,190
- References
- 9
- FWCI
- 50.44
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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