The strength of selection for costly toxin production increases with growth rate.
Ave T. Bisesi, Jeremy M. Chacón, Michael J. Smanski, Linda L. Kinkel, William R. Harcombe
The paper models how growth rate affects selection for costly toxin production in microbes, finding stronger selection at higher growth rates in spatially-structured environments.
The ISME Journal · Jan 1, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology