Exploitation of other social amoebae by Dictyostelium caveatum.
Dictyostelium amoebae faced with starvation trigger a developmental program during which many cells aggregate and form fruiting bodies that consist of a ball of spores held aloft by a thin stalk. This developmental strategy is open to several forms of exploitation, including the remarkable case of D...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2007-02-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1790701?pdf=render |