The ecology and evolution of social behavior in microbes

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 220, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 18-24

  Tarnita, Corina E ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Eco evolutionary dynamics; Sociobiology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 85010379014     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.145631     Document Type: Review

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