Equilibrium between the "genuine mutualists" and "symbiotic cheaters" in the bacterial population co-evolving with plants in a facultative symbiosis

Theoretical Population Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 345-355

  Provorov, Nikolai A ^a   Vorobyov, Nikolai I ^a  

^a ALL RUSSIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Co evolution of plants and microorganisms; Darwinian selection; Evolution of symbioses; Facultative mutualistic symbioses; Frequency dependent selection (FDS); Leguminous plants; Mathematical simulation; N2 fixation; Partner stipulated selection; Plant microbe interactions; Positive partners' feedbacks; Root nodule bacteria; Symbiotic cheaters

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; COEVOLUTION; EQUILIBRIUM; LEGUME; METABOLISM; MUTUALISM; NITROGEN FIXATION; NODULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLYMORPHISM; RHIZOBACTERIUM; SYMBIOSIS;

ARTICLE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MICROBIOLOGY; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; RHIZOBIUM; SYMBIOSIS;

GENOTYPE; NITROGEN FIXATION; PLANTS; RHIZOBIUM; SYMBIOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FABACEAE; RHIZOBIACEAE;

EID: 56149100288     PISSN: 00405809     EISSN: 10960325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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