On the paradigm of altruistic suicide in the unicellular world

Evolution

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-20

  Nedelcu, Aurora M ^a   Driscoll, William W ^b   Durand, Pierre M ^a   Herron, Matthew D ^b   Rashidi, Armin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive role; Co option; Evolution; Maladaptive trait; Programmed cell death

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ALTRUISM; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MICROORGANISM; PARADIGM SHIFT; SUICIDE; SURVIVAL;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; EUKARYOTE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROKARYOTIC CELL;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; EUKARYOTA; PHYLOGENY; PROKARYOTIC CELLS;

EID: 78650949329     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2010.01103.x     Document Type: Article

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