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An integrative approach to understanding microbial diversity: from intracellular mechanisms to community structure.
Ecology letters - 1 Sept 2010
Gudelj Ivana, Weitz Joshua S, Ferenci Tom, Claire Horner-Devine M, Marx Christopher J, Meyer Justin R, Forde Samantha E
Abstract excerpt
Trade-offs have been put forward as essential to the generation and maintenance of diversity. However, variation in trade-offs is often determined at the molecular level, outside the scope of conventional ecological inquiry. In this study, we propose that understanding the intracellular basis for trade-offs in microbial systems can aid in predicting and interpreting patterns of diversity. First, we show how...
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