The evolution of social behavior in microorganisms

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 178-183

  Crespi, Bernard J ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; MICROORGANISM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENE STRUCTURE; INFECTION CONTROL; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0035313866     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(01)02115-2     Document Type: Review

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