The Phoenix effect (original) (raw)
- News & Views
- Published: 17 May 2006
Sociobiology
Nature volume 441, pages 291–292 (2006)Cite this article
- 1024 Accesses
- 11 Citations
- Metrics details
A spore-forming bacterium can escape from social collapse and extinction with a single mutation that has a dramatic effect. Here is evidence that a cooperative system can recover from the very brink of destruction.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Relevant articles
Open Access articles citing this article.
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on SpringerLink
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
Additional access options:
References
- Rankin, D. J. & López-Sepulcre, A. Oikos 111, 616–619 (2005).
Article Google Scholar - Fiegna, F., Yu, Y.-T. N., Kadam, S. V. & Velicer, G. J. Nature 441, 310–314 (2006).
Article ADS CAS Google Scholar - Fiegna, F. & Velicer, G. J. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 270, 1527–1534 (2003).
Article Google Scholar - Velicer, G. J., Kroos, L. & Lenski, R. E. Nature 404, 598–601 (2000).
Article ADS CAS Google Scholar - Velicer, G. J., Kroos, L. & Lenski, R. E. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 95, 12376–12380 (1998).
Article ADS CAS Google Scholar - Velicer, G. J. et al. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 103, 8107–8112 (2006).
Article ADS CAS Google Scholar - Robinson, G. E., Grozinger, C. M. & Whitfield, C. W. Nature Rev. Genet. 6, 257–270 (2005).
Article CAS Google Scholar - Kirkup, B. C. & Riley, M. A. Nature 428, 412 (2004).
Article ADS CAS Google Scholar - Sinervo, B. & Lively, C. M. Nature 380, 240 (1996).
Article ADS CAS Google Scholar - Nunney, L. in Levels of Selection in Evolution (ed. Keller, L.) 238–252 (Princeton Univ. Press, 1999).
Google Scholar - Foster, K. R., Shaulsky, G., Strassmann, J. E., Queller, D. C. & Thompson, C. R. L. Nature 431, 693–696 (2004).
Article ADS CAS Google Scholar - Frank, S. A. Evolution 57, 693–705 (2003).
Google Scholar
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
- Program for Evolutionary Dynamics, Harvard University,
Kevin R. Foster - Bauer Center for Genomics Research, Harvard University, Cambridge, 02138, Massachusetts, USA
Kevin R. Foster
Authors
- Kevin R. Foster
You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Foster, K. The Phoenix effect.Nature 441, 291–292 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/441291a
- Published: 17 May 2006
- Issue Date: 18 May 2006
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/441291a