The origins of uncooperative rhizobia

Oikos

Volumn 117, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 961-966

  Sachs, Joel L ^a,b   Simms, Ellen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FITNESS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LEGUME; MUTUALISM; NITROGEN FIXATION; RECIPROCITY; RHIZOBACTERIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 47749085123     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2008.16606.x     Document Type: Review

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