The evolution of convex trade-offs enables the transition towards multicellularity

Multicellularity is a major evolutionary transition that remains poorly characterized at the ecological and genetic level. Exposing unicellular green algae to a rotifer predator showed that just 500 generations of predator selection were sufficient to lead to a convex trade-off and incorporate evolv...

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Main Authors: Joana P. Bernardes, Uwe John, Noemi Woltermann, Martha Valiadi, Ruben J. Hermann, Lutz Becks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24503-z