Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Evolution of multicellularity by collective integration of spatial information
E. S. Colizzi, R. M. A. Vroomans, R. M. H. Merks
This study shows that multicellular aggregates evolve due to more efficient chemotaxis, but unicellular states emerge in rapidly changing environments through dispersal, creating evolutionary bi-stability.
DOI 10.7554/elife.56349