Public good
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An extracellular product or function that benefits all community
members.
Also known as common pool resource.
Examples: Exoenzymes, antibiotics, siderophores
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(Smith and Schuster, 2019)
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Black Queen Hypothesis
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Selective gene loss of costly public good functions.
Example: Production of extracellular catalase-peroxidases in
cyanobacteria communities.
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(Morris, Lenski and Zinser, 2012)
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Snowdrift
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Game theory scenario where cheating and cooperation produce
win-compromise situations.
Also known as “Chicken” or “Hawk-Dove” games.
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(Sugden, 2005;
Gore, Youk and van Oudenaarden, 2009)
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Prisoner’s dilemma
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Game theory scenario where win-lose situations are more beneficial to
the cheater than cooperation.
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(Sugden, 2005;
Schuster et al., 2017)
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Tragedy of the commons |
Catastrophic exploitation of a common resource,
leading to extinction or producers and cheaters. |
(Hardin,
1968) |