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| Title |
Fruiting bodies of the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum increase spore transport by Drosophila
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| Published in |
BMC Ecology and Evolution, May 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2148-14-105 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
jeff smith, David C Queller, Joan E Strassmann |
| Abstract |
Many microbial phenotypes are the product of cooperative interactions among cells, but their putative fitness benefits are often not well understood. In the cellular slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum, unicellular amoebae aggregate when starved and form multicellular fruiting bodies in which stress-resistant spores are held aloft by dead stalk cells. Fruiting bodies are thought to be adaptations for dispersing spores to new feeding sites, but this has not been directly tested. Here we experimentally test whether fruiting bodies increase the rate at which spores are acquired by passing invertebrates. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 3 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 3 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 61 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 1 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 59 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 20% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 20% |
| Researcher | 6 | 10% |
| Professor | 6 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 8% |
| Other | 6 | 10% |
| Unknown | 14 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 22 | 36% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 19 | 31% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 3% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 1 | 2% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 15 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 10. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 December 2023.
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#20
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