Direct benefits are not necessary for the evolution of multicellularity

Daniel Jorge, Merlijn Staps, Yuriy Pichugin, Corina E. Tarnita

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DOI: 10.1038/s41559-026-03044-y
Published: 2026-04-20
Container: Nature Ecology & Evolution
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41559-026-03044-y,
  title = {Direct benefits are not necessary for the evolution of multicellularity},
  author = {Daniel Jorge and Merlijn Staps and Yuriy Pichugin and Corina E. Tarnita},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Nature Ecology \&amp; Evolution},
  doi = {10.1038/s41559-026-03044-y},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-026-03044-y}
}

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Jorge, D., Staps, M., Pichugin, Y., & Tarnita, C. E. (2026). Direct benefits are not necessary for the evolution of multicellularity. Nature Ecology & Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-026-03044-y

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