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Fig. 1/Page 8: From groups to individuals
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Fig. 2/Page 12: Mat formation in Pseudomonas fluorescens
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Fig. 3/Page 13: Mat life cycle
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Fig. 4/Page 34: Three causes for extinction
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Fig. 5/Page 34: Cheat-embracing regime trumps cheat-purging regime
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Veit, W. Correction to: Evolution of multicellularity: cheating done right. Biol Philos 35, 9 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10539-019-9730-y
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