Mutual cheating strengthens a tropical seed dispersal mutualism.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3574
Abstract: While cheating can cause the degradation or collapse of mutualisms, mutualisms may theoretically stabilize or strengthen if the cheating is mutual. Here, we present an asymmetric two-player game model to explore the evolutionary dynamics of… read more here.
Keywords: mutual cheating; seed; seed dispersal; mutualism ... See more keywords
Demographic consequences of mutualism disruption: Browsing and big-headed ant invasion drive acacia population declines.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3655
Abstract: Across the globe, biological invasions have disrupted mutualisms, producing reverberating consequences for ecosystems. Although invasive species frequently trigger mutualism disruptions, few studies have quantified the demographic mechanisms by which mutualism breakdown may generate population effects.… read more here.
Keywords: big headed; large mammalian; mutualism; headed ant ... See more keywords
The Central Symbiosis of Molecular Biology: Molecules in Mutualism
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DOI: 10.1007/s00239-017-9804-x
Abstract: As illustrated by the mitochondrion and the eukaryotic cell, little in biology makes sense except in light of mutualism. Mutualisms are persistent, intimate, and reciprocal exchanges; an organism proficient in obtaining certain benefits confers those… read more here.
Keywords: central symbiosis; biology; mutualism; molecules mutualism ... See more keywords
Novel pitcher plant–spider mutualism is dependent upon environmental resource abundance
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DOI: 10.1007/s00442-018-4246-8
Abstract: Positive species interactions are ubiquitous and crucial components of communities, but they are still not well incorporated into established ecological theories. The definitions of facilitation and mutualism overlap, and both are often context dependent. Many… read more here.
Keywords: resource; crab spiders; pitcher; pitcher plant ... See more keywords
Facultative mutualism increases survival of an endangered ant-tended butterfly
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DOI: 10.1007/s10841-020-00218-2
Abstract: Much of our understanding of mutualism is derived from pairwise obligate interactions between specialized participants. These observations may not adequately inform conservation efforts for facultative mutualist species, especially for areas in which invasive species are… read more here.
Keywords: ant; butterfly; survival endangered; conservation ... See more keywords
Differences in Aggressive Behaviors between Two Ant Species Determine the Ecological Consequences of a Facultative Food-for-Protection Mutualism
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DOI: 10.1007/s10905-018-9695-8
Abstract: Ant-hemipteran mutualisms are widespread interactions in terrestrial food webs with far-reaching consequences for arthropod communities. Several hypotheses address the behavioral mechanisms driving the impacts of this mutualism, but relatively few studies have considered multiple ant… read more here.
Keywords: ant hemipteran; protection; ant species; aggressive behaviors ... See more keywords
Tick-Bacteria Mutualism Depends on B Vitamin Synthesis Pathways
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.04.038
Abstract: Mutualistic interactions with microbes have facilitated the radiation of major eukaryotic lineages [1, 2]. Microbes can notably provide biochemical abilities, allowing eukaryotes to adapt to novel habitats or to specialize on particular feeding niches [2-4]. To… read more here.
Keywords: synthesis pathways; francisella; mutualism; vitamin synthesis ... See more keywords
Biological Mutualism and Theology of Nature
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DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2020.1755531
Abstract: Nature is blood “red in tooth and claw.” Right? That’s what Alfred Lord Tennyson said in 1850. And, Darwin agreed in 1859. Right? We at CTNS put together an entire book predicated on evolution as… read more here.
Keywords: biological mutualism; theology; mutualism theology; theology nature ... See more keywords
When does mutualism offer a competitive advantage? A game-theoretic analysis of host–host competition in mutualism
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DOI: 10.1093/aobpla/plac010
Abstract: Abstract Due to their non-motile nature, plants rely heavily on mutualistic interactions to obtain resources and carry out services. One key mutualism is the plant–microbial mutualism in which a plant trades away carbon to a… read more here.
Keywords: offer competitive; mutualism; competition; host ... See more keywords
Growth‐independent cross‐feeding modifies boundaries for coexistence in a bacterial mutualism
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DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.13847
Abstract: Nutrient cross-feeding can stabilize microbial mutualisms, including those important for carbon cycling in nutrient-limited anaerobic environments. It remains poorly understood how nutrient limitation within natural environments impacts mutualist growth, cross-feeding levels and ultimately mutualism dynamics.… read more here.
Keywords: fermentation; growth independent; mutualism; cross feeding ... See more keywords
The mutualism–antagonism continuum in Neotropical palm–frugivore interactions: from interaction outcomes to ecosystem dynamics
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DOI: 10.1111/brv.12809
Abstract: Frugivory, that is feeding on fruits, pulp or seeds by animals, is usually considered a mutualism when interactions involve seed dispersal, and an antagonism when it results in the predation and destruction of seeds. Nevertheless,… read more here.
Keywords: pulp; interaction; mutualism; seed ... See more keywords