Cooperation is commonly believed to be favourable in spatially structured environments, as
these systems promote genetic relatedness that reduces the likelihood of exploitation by …

Background Natural habitats are typically structured, imposing constraints on inhabiting
populations and their interactions. Which conditions are important for coexistence of diverse …

Thousands of small wetland depression features (cypress domes) dot the low‐relief karst of
Big Cypress National Preserve (BICY) in South Florida, USA. We hypothesized that these …

Microbial communities are characterised by complex interaction, including cooperation and
cheating, which have significant ecological and applied implications. However, the factors …

We introduce a minimal model of multilevel selection on structured populations, considering
the interplay between game theory and population dynamics. Through a bottleneck process …

Self‐organized pattern formation is widespread and functionally significant. Scale‐
dependent feedback in space (short‐distance positive feedback coupled with long‐distance …

Microbial communities are characterised by complex interaction, including cooperation and
cheating, which have significant ecological and applied implications. However, the factors …

Antifungal drug resistance is a major problem in healthcare and agriculture. Synthesizing
new drugs is one of the major mitigating strategies for overcoming this problem. In this …

Spatial competition is strongly driven by mechanical interactions when microbial colonies
inhabit a confined and packed environment, which is crucial to the stability and diversity of …

Many microbial phenotypes are differentially or exclusively expressed on agar surfaces,
including biofilms, motility, and sociality. However, agar-based assays are limited by their …