Growth instabilities shape morphology and genetic diversity of microbial colonies
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DOI: 10.1088/1478-3975/ac8514
Abstract: Cellular populations assume an incredible variety of shapes ranging from circular molds to irregular tumors. While we understand many of the mechanisms responsible for these spatial patterns, little is known about how the shape of… read more here.
Keywords: growth; genetic diversity; growth instabilities; morphology genetic ... See more keywords
A Permian methane seep system as a paleoenvironmental analogue for the pre-metazoan carbonate platforms
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DOI: 10.1590/2317-4889201720170125
Abstract: Following the rise of metazoans, the beginning of bioclasticity and substrate competition, the saga of microbial mats was in a fluctuating decline in the end of the Neoproterozoic era. Increases in diversity during the Phanerozoic… read more here.
Keywords: permian methane; metazoan; microbial colonies; seep ... See more keywords