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Global stability of the coexistence equilibrium for a general class of models of facultative mutualism [PDF]
Many models of mutualism have been proposed and studied individually. In this paper, we develop a general class of models of facultative mutualism that covers many of such published models. Using mild assumptions on the growth and self-limiting functions,
D. Maxin +3 more
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Mutualism is commonly observed in nature but not often reported for bacterial communities. Although abiotic stress is thought to promote microbial mutualism, there is a paucity of research in this area.
Yuxiang Zhao +7 more
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Mutual Organizations, Mutual Societies [PDF]
This article is an entry to be published in an International Encyclopedia of Civil Society in 2009. Mutual organizations exist everywhere in developed and developing countreies as well. After a definition founded on social economy principles, the paper gives the historical background of mutual insurance companies, mutual benefit societies and building ...
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Cooperative adaptation to establishment of a synthetic bacterial mutualism. [PDF]
To understand how two organisms that have not previously been in contact can establish mutualism, it is first necessary to examine temporal changes in their phenotypes during the establishment of mutualism.
Kazufumi Hosoda +7 more
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Symbiotic Bacteria Regulating Insect–Insect/Fungus/Virus Mutualism
Bacteria associated with insects potentially provide many beneficial services and have been well documented. Mutualism that relates to insects is widespread in ecosystems. However, the interrelation between “symbiotic bacteria” and “mutualism” has rarely
Siqi Chen, Aiming Zhou, Yijuan Xu
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Wildlife Value Orientations and Demographics in Greece
Value orientations can predict attitudes and possibly behaviors. Wildlife value orientations (WVOs) are useful constructs for predicting differences in attitudes among segments of the public towards issues in the wildlife domain.
Vasilios Liordos +4 more
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Mutualisms and population regulation: mechanism matters. [PDF]
For both applied and theoretical ecological science, the mutualism between ants and their hemipteran partners is iconic. In this well-studied interaction, ants are assumed to provide hemipterans protection from natural enemies in exchange for nutritive ...
Shalene Jha +4 more
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Mutualists construct the ecological conditions that trigger the transition from parasitism
The evolution of mutualism between hosts and initially parasitic symbionts represents a major transition in evolution. Although vertical transmission of symbionts during host reproduction and partner control both favour the stability of mutualism, these ...
Ledru, Léo +4 more
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Resource Availability Modulates the Cooperative and Competitive Nature of a Microbial Cross-Feeding Mutualism. [PDF]
Mutualisms between species play an important role in ecosystem function and stability. However, in some environments, the competitive aspects of an interaction may dominate the mutualistic aspects.
Tim A Hoek +5 more
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Stage-Specific Parasitism by a Mutualistic Partner Can Increase the Host Abundance
Mutualism is one of the major interaction types occurring in ecological communities, and has significant consequences for population dynamics and community structure.
Takefumi Nakazawa, Noboru Katayama
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