the insects turned up by grazing mammals. The word "commensalism" is derived from the word "commensal", meaning "eating at the same table" in human social...
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Community (ecology) (section Commensalism)
type of commensalism is called inquilinism, the orchid permanently lives on the tree. Phoresy is another type of commensalism, the commensal uses the...
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Ectosymbiosis (section Commensalism)
sessile) organism existing off of biotic substrate through mutualism, commensalism, or parasitism. Ectosymbiosis is found throughout a diverse array of...
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Symbiosis (section Commensalism)
from parasitism or commensalism, Fungi's relationship to plants in the form of mycelium evolved from parasitism and commensalism. Under certain conditions...
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Plant ecology (section Commensalism)
where competition may be the most important interaction among species. Commensalism is similar to facilitation, in that one plant is mostly exploiting another...
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Insect ecology (section Commensalism)
species within their community and these interaction include mutualism, commensalism, ammensalism, parasitism and neutralisms. Insects play significant roles...
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Microbial ecology (section Commensalism)
in their environment. Some symbiotic relationships include mutualism, commensalism, amenalism, and parasitism. In addition, it has been discovered that...
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Biological interaction (section Commensalism)
main parent plant. The six possible types of symbiosis are mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, neutralism, amensalism, and competition. These are distinguished...
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ISBN 1-86872-713-0. TOKESHI, MUTSUNORI (June 1993). "On the evolution of commensalism in the Chironomidae". Freshwater Biology. 29 (3): 481–489. Bibcode:1993FrBio...
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Usually, the mites do not cause any harm, so are considered an example of commensalism rather than parasitism; but they can cause disease, known as demodicosis...
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Porpita porpita (section Commensalism with a fish)
Porpita porpita, or the blue button, is a marine organism consisting of a colony of hydroids found in the warmer, tropical and sub-tropical waters of the...
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American wolves. The dog is a domestic animal that likely travelled a commensal pathway into domestication (i.e. humans initially neither benefitted nor...
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flora indefinitely. Adventive plant Archaeophyte Assisted migration Commensalism Domestication Ecosystem management Environmental impact of agriculture...
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distinction is that, while in the former the species mostly resemble forms of commensalism, the latter includes species currently confirmed as social parasites...
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Hydractinia altispina (redirect from High-spined commensal hydroid)
altispina, or high-spined commensal hydroid, is a small colonial hydroid in the family Hydractiniidae. High-spined commensal hydroids grow as a fuzzy-looking...
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Ureaplasma parvum (section Commensalism)
urealyticum biovar 1. Ureaplasma parvum has been identified as being a commensal in the female reproductive tract as part of the microbiome in healthy...
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Hoplophrys (redirect from Commensal soft coral crab)
Hoplophrys oatesii, also known as the candy crab, Oates's soft coral crab, commensal soft coral crab and Dendronephthya crab. Hoplophrys oatesii is a very...
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Eunoe pallida (section Commensalism)
thicker than neurochaetae. Bidentate neurochaetae absent. E. pallida is commensal; its host taxa are sea stars and possibly sea cucumbers. Read, G.; Fauchald...
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Animal naturalisation is mainly carried out through breeding and by commensalism following human migrations. The concerned species are thus: either introduced...
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waters is a high fitness advantage of this commensalism. This relationship, however, is not truly commensal. While the barnacles are not directly parasitic...
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Host (biology) (section Commensal hosts)
host. In parasitism, the parasite benefits at the host's expense. In commensalism, the two live together without harming each other, while in mutualism...
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Greenwood, Benjamin N.; Knight, Rob; Fleshner, Monika (December 7, 2012). "Commensal Bacteria and MAMPs Are Necessary for Stress-Induced Increases in IL-1β...
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used. Mutualistic symbiosis can sometimes evolve from parasitism or commensalism. Symbiogenesis, a leading theory on the evolution of Eukaryotes states...
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Periclimenes, commonly known as glass shrimp or cleaner shrimp, is a symbiotic and often commensalistic genus of translucent shrimp within the family Palaemonidae...
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Chironomidae (section Commensalism in chironomids)
S2CID 33142033. Tokeshi, Mutsunori (June 1993). "On the evolution of commensalism in the Chironomidae". Freshwater Biology. 29 (3): 481–489. Bibcode:1993FrBio...
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Retrieved 2017-04-02. Jenkins, Robert L. (1983). "Observations on the Commensal Relationship of Nomeus gronovii with Physalia physalis". Copeia. 1983...
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Eastern yellowjacket (section Commensals)
workers are mature. Eventually, all V. maculifrons workers will die out. Commensalism, which is a relationship where one organism benefits from living on or...
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Umbrella species Species interaction Antibiosis Biological interaction Commensalism Community ecology Ecological facilitation Interspecific competition Mutualism...
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Plant–animal interaction (section Commensalism)
Plant parasites are a common term for sap-sucking insects like aphids. Commensalism is the term used to describe a situation in which one organism gains...
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