2007
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2006.12.003
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What can microbial genetics teach sociobiology?

Abstract: Progress in our understanding of sociobiology has occurred with little knowledge of the genetic mechanisms that underlie social traits. However, several recent studies have described microbial genes that affect social traits, thereby bringing genetics to sociobiology. A key finding is that simple genetic changes can have marked social consequences, and mutations that affect cheating and recognition behaviors have been discovered. The study of these mutants confirms a central theoretical prediction of social ev… Show more

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“…• the specific features of microbial coexistence, such as resource enrichment [71,72], fluctuation enhancement [73], quorum sensing [74,75], group selection [76,77], development of cooperation [77][78][79], and evolutionary race [80,81], can be illuminating for understanding, characterizing, and organizing both technological as well as social systems [82].…”
Section: Symbiosis In Microbial Systemsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…• the specific features of microbial coexistence, such as resource enrichment [71,72], fluctuation enhancement [73], quorum sensing [74,75], group selection [76,77], development of cooperation [77][78][79], and evolutionary race [80,81], can be illuminating for understanding, characterizing, and organizing both technological as well as social systems [82].…”
Section: Symbiosis In Microbial Systemsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Recent years have seen growing interest in understanding social evolution in microbes (Crespi, 2001;Travisano and Velicer, 2004;West et al, 2006;Foster et al, 2007), probably for two major reasons: first, microbes offer very tractable experimental systems for studying the ecology and evolution of social traits in real time and under carefully controlled conditions. Second, microbial sociality has important applied implications.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Cheating is considered a major problem in the evolution of cooperation (13)(14)(15). Cheaters are individuals that reap the benefit of a social trait (for example, the production of ''public goods'') while contributing less than average to the cost.…”
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