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An individual-level selection model for the apparent altruism exhibited by cellular slime moulds

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In Dictyostelium discoideum, cells that become part of the stalk or basal disc display behaviour that can be interpreted as altruistic. Atzmony et al. (Curr Sci 72:142-145, 1997) had hypothesised that this behaviour could be the outcome of an adaptive strategy... ...