Host plant use by competing acacia-ants : mutualists monopolize while parasites share hosts [PDF]
, 2012 Protective ant-plant mutualisms that are exploited by non-defending parasitic ants represent prominent model systems for ecology and evolutionary biology.
Eilmus, Sascha +40 more
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Joint evolution of kin recognition and cooperation in spatially structured rhizobium populations.
PLoS ONE, 2014 In the face of costs, cooperative interactions maintained over evolutionary time present a central question in biology. What forces maintain this cooperation? Two potential ways to explain this problem are spatially structured environments (kin selection)
Peter C Zee, James D Bever
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 The ancient interaction between figs (Ficus, Moraceae) and their pollinating fig wasps is an unusual example of a mutualism between plants and gall-inducing insects.
Renee M. Borges
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The expression of stlA in Photorhabdus luminescens is controlled by nutrient limitation [PDF]
, 2013 Photorhabdus is a genus of Gram-negative entomopathogenic bacteria that also maintain a mutualistic association with nematodes from the family Heterorhabditis.
Bode, H. +17 more
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Endolichenic fungi: the lesser known fungal associates of lichens
Mycology, 2017 Lichens are the result of a stable mutualism between a fungal and a photosynthesising partner (alga or cyanobacterium). In addition to the fungal partner in this mutualism, lichens are associated with endolichenic fungi which reside inside their thalli ...
Trichur S. Suryanarayanan +1 more
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Has pollination mode shaped the evolution of ficus pollen? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 BACKGROUND: The extent to which co-evolutionary processes shape morphological traits is one of the most fascinating topics in evolutionary biology.
Gang Wang +4 more
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Towards the development of sustainable control options for the African root and tuber scale on cassava in Central Africa : understanding the biology and ecology of the tending ant "Anoplolepis tenella" (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) [PDF]
, 2011 Anoplolepis tenella Santschi is an afrotropical ant widely distributed in the forest zones of Central Africa. It is the most frequent species associated with the African root and tuber scale (ARTS) Stictococcus vayssierei (Hemiptera: Stictococcidae), an ...
Fotso Kuate, Apollin
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A Mixed Self: The Role of Symbiosis in Development [PDF]
, 2011 Since the 1950s, the common view of development has been internalist: development is seen as the result of the unfolding of potentialities already present in the egg cell. In this paper I show that this view is incorrect, because of the crucial influence
Pradeu, Thomas
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Temporal Structure in Cooperative Interactions: What Does the Timing of Exploitation Tell Us about Its Cost? [PDF]
PLoS Biology, 2016 Exploitation in cooperative interactions both within and between species is widespread. Although it is assumed to be costly to be exploited, mechanisms to control exploitation are surprisingly rare, making the persistence of cooperation a fundamental ...
Jessica L Barker, Judith L Bronstein
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Nectar theft and floral ant-repellence : A link between nectar volume and ant-repellent traits? [PDF]
, 2012 This work was supported by Sir Harold Mitchell Scholarship Fund and University of St Andrews Russell Trust Award. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.As flower ...
Gavin Ballantyne (140036) +9 more
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