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Biodiversity of marine microbes is safeguarded by phenotypic heterogeneity in ecological traits.

PloS one - 1 Jan 2021

Menden-Deuer Susanne, Rowlett Julie, Nursultanov Medet, Collins Sinead, Rynearson Tatiana

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Why, contrary to theoretical predictions, do marine microbe communities harbor tremendous phenotypic heterogeneity? How can so many marine microbe species competing in the same niche coexist? We discovered a unifying explanation for both phenomena by investigating a non-cooperative game that interpolates between individual-level competitions and species-level outcomes. We identified all equilibrium strategies of...

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PMID: 34347817
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254799
PMCID: PMC8336841

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