Strategies of microbial cheater control

被引:194
作者
Travisano, M [1 ]
Velicer, GJ
机构
[1] Univ Houston, Dept Biol & Biochem, Houston, TX 77204 USA
[2] Max Planck Inst Dev Biol, Dept Evolut Biol, D-72076 Tubingen, Germany
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10.1016/j.tim.2003.12.009
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The potential benefits of cooperation in microorganisms can be undermined by genetic conflict within social groups, which can take the form of 'cheating'. For cooperation to succeed as an evolutionary strategy, the negative effects of such conflict must somehow be either prevented or mitigated. To generate an interpretive framework for future research in microbial behavioural ecology, here we outline a wide range of hypothetical mechanisms by which cheaters might be constrained.
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