The trade-off between rate and yield in the design of microbial metabolism

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 609-613

  Frank, S A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Demography; Experimental evolution; Kin selection; Life history; Mutation

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; KIN SELECTION; LIFE HISTORY; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; TRADE-OFF;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVOLUTION; METABOLISM;

EVOLUTION; METABOLISM; MODELS, GENETIC;

EID: 77749292011     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.01930.x     Document Type: Article

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