Experimental evolution is the study of evolutionary processes occurring in experimental
populations in response to conditions imposed by the experimenter. This research approach …

Over the past 20 years, major advances have clarified how ecological patterns inform theory,
and how in turn theory informs applied ecology. Also, there has been an increased …

Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …

At a time of unprecedented expansion in the life sciences, evolution is the one theory that
transcends all of biology. Any observation of a living system must ultimately be interpreted in …

Microorganisms communicate and cooperate to perform a wide range of multicellular
behaviours, such as dispersal, nutrient acquisition, biofilm formation and quorum sensing …

Darwinian dynamics based on mutation and selection form the core of mathematical models
for adaptation and coevolution of biological populations. The evolutionary outcome is often …

Explaining altruistic cooperation is one of the greatest challenges for evolutionary biology,,.
One solution to this problem is if costly cooperative behaviours are directed towards …

Understanding the mechanisms that can lead to the evolution of cooperation through natural
selection is a core problem in biology. Among the various attempts at constructing a theory …

Benefits of increased size and functional specialization of cells have repeatedly promoted
the evolution of multicellular organisms from unicellular ancestors. Many requirements for …

Our understanding of the social lives of microbes has been revolutionized over the past 20
years. It used to be assumed that bacteria and other microorganisms lived relatively …