| Literature DB >> 19519929 |
Elizabeth A Ostrowski1, Gad Shaulsky.
Abstract
How cooperation can evolve by natural selection is important for understanding the evolutionary transition from unicellular to multicellular life. Here we review the evolutionary theories for cooperation, with emphasis on the mechanisms that can favor cooperation and reduce conflict in multicellular organisms.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19519929 PMCID: PMC2718508 DOI: 10.1186/gb-2009-10-5-218
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Genome Biol ISSN: 1474-7596 Impact factor: 13.583