Mutualism describes the ecological interaction between two or more species where each species has a net benefit. Mutualism is a common type of ecological...

Look up mutualism or mutualistic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mutualism may refer to: Mutualism (biology), positive interactions between species...

The ant–fungus mutualism is a symbiosis seen between certain ant and fungal species, in which ants actively cultivate fungus much like humans farm crops...

Boucher, Douglas H., ed. (1985). "The Idea of Mutualism, Past and Future". The Biology of Mutualism: Ecology and Evolution. Croom Helm. p. 17. ISBN 9780709932383...

and Mutual Aid: Canada's gift of $4 billion to Britain in the Second World War Mutualism (biology), a concept of biological interaction Mutualism (economic...

Trophic mutualism is a key type of ecological mutualism. Specifically, "trophic mutualism" refers to the transfer of energy and nutrients between two...

Obligate mutualism is a special case of mutualism where an ecological interaction between species mutually benefits each other, and one or all species...

facultative mutualism, where two mutualistic partners both benefit from the mutualism, but can theoretically survive in each other's absence. Mutualisms are remarkably...

essentially pure mutualism, increasing the fitness of both individuals. Others such as Robert Trivers hold that it illustrates mutual selfishness, reciprocal...

1971). "The Evolution of Reciprocal Altruism". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 46 (1): 35–57. doi:10.1086/406755. ISSN 0033-5770. S2CID 19027999. Axelrod...

interactions that shift along a continuum of mutualism, commensalism, and even parasitism. In almost all mutualisms, the relative costs and benefits of interactions...

obligate mutualisms, both of the organisms involved are interdependent; they cannot survive on their own. An example of this type of mutualism can be found...

closely. Any initial benefit is thus to the mimic, and there is no implied mutualism, as there would be with Müller's original convergence theory. However...

communicate and cooperate to perform a wide range of behaviors. Mutualism, or mutually beneficial interactions between species, is common in ecological...

multiple flowering plant lineages. Myrmecochory is usually classified as a mutualism, but this is contingent on the degree to which participating species benefit...

Seed dispersal syndromes are morphological characters of seeds correlated to particular seed dispersal agents. Dispersal is the event by which individuals...

Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single,...

multiresistance – muscle – mutagen – mutation – mutational meltdown – Mutualism (biology) – mycology – myosin NAD – NADH – NADPH – natural environment – natural...

Many species of Staphylinidae (commonly known as "rove beetles") have developed complex interspecies relationships with ants, known as myrmecophily. Rove...

which the Latin derives is βίος (bios), meaning "life." Commensalism Mutualism (biology) Symbiosis Biju Parekkadan & Martin L. Yarmush (eds). Stem Cell Bioengineering...

well as herbivores. Interactions of these organisms range from obligate mutualism to commensalism to outright antagonism. Their bore holes are a common...

result from mutualism between coral organisms and various algae living inside them. Most land plants and land ecosystems rely on mutualism between the...

smallest of all worlds: Pollination networks" (PDF). Journal of Theoretical Biology. 240 (2): 270–276. Bibcode:2006JThBi.240..270O. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.420.883...

Symphiles are insects or other organisms which live as welcome guests in the nest of a social insect (such as the ant, myrmecophily, or termite, termitophily)...

on sorghum plants grown in soil amended with chitin of brawn scales". Biology and Fertility of Soils. 32 (5): 401–409. doi:10.1007/s003740000269. Franco-Correa...

An ant garden is a mutualistic interaction between certain species of arboreal ants and various epiphytic plants. It is a structure made in the tree canopy...

depend to a large extent on their symbionts for prey utilization. Mutualism (biology) Nash, D. R. & Boomsma, J. J. 2008. Communication between hosts and...

will also carry a seed mealybug during the mating flight. Ant–fungus mutualism Trophallaxis Delabie, J. H. C. (2001). "Trophobiosis Between Formicidae...

interaction force (competition/mutualism) or effect of individual fitness, according the stress gradient hypothesis and Mutualism Parasitism Continuum. Evolutionary...

an ecosystem (e.g. food or living space). This can be contrasted with mutualism, a type of symbiosis. Competition between members of the same species...