On the evolution of differentiated multicellularity

Evolution

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 306-323

  Willensdorfer, Martin ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit functions; Differentiation; Quantitative trait; Reproductive cells; Somatic cells

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CELL ORGANELLE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FITNESS; REPRODUCTION;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FUNGUS;

ALGAE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EVOLUTION; FUNGI; MODELS, GENETIC;

EID: 58849100838     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2008.00541.x     Document Type: Article

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