Evolved cooperation is stable only when the benefactor is compensated, either directly or
through its relatives. Social amoebae cooperate by forming a mobile multicellular body in …

Reproductive division of labour is common in many societies, including those of eusocial
insects, cooperatively breeding vertebrates, and most forms of multicellularity. However …

The Dictyostelia present a splendid opportunity for the study of mutualism, sociality and
genetic conflicts of interest. These amoebae aggregate upon starvation to form cooperative …

The Evolution of Multicellularity Page 1 135 DOI: 10.1201/9780429351907-10 Group
Transformation Fruiting Body and Stalk Formation Cathleen Broersma School of Natural …

Throughout the eukaryotic tree of life, amoeboid organisms have evolved that aggregate
upon starvation and form multicellular fruiting bodies, consisting of a ball of spores atop a …

Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection does not predict long-term progress or
advancement, nor does it provide a useful way to define or understand these concepts …

Migratory movements of organisms have arisen across diverse phylogenetic lines for
millions of years (Alerstam, 1990; Drake and Gatehouse, 1995; Dingle, 1996; Greenberg …