Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Evolutionary stability of social commitment
Y. Shirokawa, M. Shimada, N. Shimada, S. Sawai
The paper investigates social commitment in Dictyostelium discoideum, showing that de-committed cells are redirected to altruistic roles, penalizing selfish behavior through reduced cohesivity and sorting into stalk positions.
DOI 10.1101/2022.07.12.499667