Dynamic social behaviour in a bacterium: Pseudomonas aeruginosa partially compensates for siderophore loss to cheats

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1370-1378

  Harrison, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evolution of cooperation; Experimental evolution; Microbes; Phenotypic plasticity; Response rules

Indexed keywords

SIDEROPHORE;

BACTERIUM; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHEATING BEHAVIOR; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DEFECATION; EUSOCIALITY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; PARENTAL CARE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SIDEROPHORES;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84879195090     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12126     Document Type: Article

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