2023
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.03.031
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Alternating selection for dispersal and multicellularity favors regulated life cycles

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“…Unicellular-to-multicellular switches are controlled by fluctuating environmental parameters in other species, such as salinity for cyanobacteria in brackish environments (89) and periodic flooding for cave bacteria attached to surfaces (90). A selective advantage for regulated life cycles in fluctuating environments has also been supported by laboratory experiments in yeast (91) and by theoretical models (5,92,93). The phenotypic plasticity of C. flexa might thus enable it to reap both the benefits of multicellularity (for feeding and collective behavior) under permissive conditions, and of differentiation into solitary cyst-like cells for individual survival under harsh conditions.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Unicellular-to-multicellular switches are controlled by fluctuating environmental parameters in other species, such as salinity for cyanobacteria in brackish environments (89) and periodic flooding for cave bacteria attached to surfaces (90). A selective advantage for regulated life cycles in fluctuating environments has also been supported by laboratory experiments in yeast (91) and by theoretical models (5,92,93). The phenotypic plasticity of C. flexa might thus enable it to reap both the benefits of multicellularity (for feeding and collective behavior) under permissive conditions, and of differentiation into solitary cyst-like cells for individual survival under harsh conditions.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%