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Global stability of the coexistence equilibrium for a general class of models of facultative mutualism [PDF]
Journal of Biological Dynamics, 2017 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,
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Resource Availability Modulates the Cooperative and Competitive Nature of a Microbial Cross-Feeding Mutualism [PDF]
PLoS Biology, 2016 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.
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Nature Communications, 2023 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.
Zishu Liu, Ye Deng, Baolan Hu
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Response and Plasticity of a Cleaning Mutualism Following Short Term Reductions in Habitat Availability [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionSpecies interactions, facilitated by animal behaviour, drive global biodiversity, yet species interactions are being disrupted by environmental change across ecosystems.
R. L. Gunn, C. G. Obst, P. Vetter
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Dynamical transitions in a pollination--herbivory interaction [PDF]
, 2015 Plant-pollinator associations are often seen as purely mutualistic, while in reality they can be more complex. Indeed they may also display a diverse array of antagonistic interactions, such as competition and victim--exploiter interactions.
Encinas-Viso, Francisco +1 more
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Mutual Organizations, Mutual Societies [PDF]
, 2021 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]
PLoS ONE, 2011 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
Insects, 2023 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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Mutualists construct the ecological conditions that trigger the transition from parasitism
Peer Community Journal, 2022 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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Mutualisms and population regulation: mechanism matters. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 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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