Facilitation within Species: A Possible Origin of Group-Selected Superorganisms

Facilitation (positive interactions) has emerged as a dominant ecological mechanism in many ecosystems. Its importance has recently been expanded to include intraspecific interactions, creating the potential for higher-level natural selection within species. Using multiple lines of evidence, we show...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American naturalist 2011-07, Vol.178 (1), p.88-97
Hauptverfasser: McIntire, Eliot J. B., Fajardo, Alex
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