The tragedy of the commons in microbial populations: insights from theoretical, comparative and experimental studies

2007/10/24 by R. Craig MacLean, R C MacLean · 40 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Social Sciences · #Artificial intelligence #Biology #Commons #Computer science #Constraint (computer-aided design) #Ecological selection #Ecology #Evolution and Genetic Dynamics #Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation #Evolutionary biology #Evolutionary dynamics #Gene #Genetic Fitness #Genetics #Kin selection #Natural selection #Plant and animal studies #Population #Selection (genetic algorithm) #Tragedy of the commons

paper · pdf · doi:10.1038/sj.hdy.6801073x

published in Heredity 100(5), 471-477 (Springer Nature)

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