A spatial model of the evolution of quorum sensing regulating bacteriocin production

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 866-873

  Czárán, Tamás ^a   Hoekstra, Rolf F ^b  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacteriocin; Evolutionary stability; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CELLULAR AUTOMATON; EVOLUTION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; SECRETION; SIGNALING; TOXIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34548407706     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arm061     Document Type: Article

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