Segregate or cooperate- a study of the interaction between two species of <it>Dictyostelium</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A major challenge for evolutionary biology is explaining altruism, particularly when it involves death of one party and occurs across species. Chimeric fruiting bodies of <it>Dictyostelium discoideum </it>and <it>Di...

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Main Authors: Jones Emily I, Mehdiabadi Natasha J, Ridgeway Julia G, Jack Chandra N, Edwards Tracy A, Queller David C, Strassmann Joan E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-10-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/8/293