Social behaviour in genetically heterogeneous groups of Dictyostelium giganteum

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 521-530

  Kaushik, Sonia ^a   Katoch, Bandhana ^a   Nanjundiah, Vidyanand ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Altruism; Dictyostelium; Kin selection; Social behaviour

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; BACTERIUM; KIN SELECTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DICTYOSTELIIDA; DICTYOSTELIUM; DICTYOSTELIUM GIGANTEUM;

EID: 30944439658     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-005-0077-9     Document Type: Article

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