Ecology: tribal warfare maintains microbial diversity

Greig, Duncan; Goddard, Matthew

Ecology: tribal warfare maintains microbial diversity

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posted on 2024-04-08, 11:11 authored by Duncan Greig, Matthew GoddardMatthew Goddard

When two tribes of Myxococcus bacteria attack each other, the most numerous usually wins. Established colonies can therefore resist invaders by outnumbering them. This shows how positive frequency dependence can maintain diversity across spatially structured environments.

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Current Biology

Volume

25

Issue

14

Pages/Article Number

R618-R620

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Elsevier (Cell Press)

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2015.05.044

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0960-9822

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1879-0445

Date Submitted

2015-07-21

Date Accepted

2015-07-20

Date of First Publication

2015-07-20

Date of Final Publication

2015-07-20

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2015-07-20

ePrints ID

17933

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Full citation: Duncan Greig, Matthew Goddard, Ecology: Tribal Warfare Maintains Microbial Diversity, Current Biology, Volume 25, Issue 14, 2015, Pages R618-R620, ISSN 0960-9822, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2015.05.044. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982215006478)

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