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Mutualism Defined
A stable condition in which two organisms of different species live in close physical association, each organism deriving some benefit from the other.
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Imitation is not just flattery for Amazon butterfly species
Published December 2, 2008, 3:59 am, PhysOrg
Many studies of evolution focus on the benefits to the individual of competing successfully - those who survive produce the most offspring, in Darwin's classic 'survival of the fittest'. But how does this translate to the evolution of species? A new paper, published in this week's issue of PLoS Biology, studies an aspect of the natural world that, like survival of the fittest individual, is ...
Imitation is not just flattery for Amazon butterfly species
Published December 1, 2008, 5:27 pm, EurekAlert!
A new paper, published in this week's issue of PLoS Biology, studies an aspect of the natural world that, like survival of the fittest individual, is explained by natural selection: namely, mutualism -- an interaction between species that has benefits for both. The work shows that some species of butterfly that live alongside one another have evolved in ways that, surprisingly, benefit both ...
Martin Parker: If only business schools wouldn't teach business
Published December 1, 2008, 7:41 am, Guardian Unlimited
Martin Parker: Their expansion in the UK over the past few decades has provided a great deal of income through selling degrees in local and global markets
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- Invasive ant ruins gecko's sweet relationship - environment - 28 November 2008 - New Scientist: A gecko that feeds off a critically endangered flower and disperses its pollen in return is being put off by muddy ant farms. Plus, see a gallery of images
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- Slow Money: A return to local economies will decrease the velocity of money says John Robb.
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- Ernest Lesigne on "The Two Socialisms"
- Visual Science - How Termites Live on a Diet of Wood - NYTimes.com: The overall process whereby this troika of species makes a meal of wood is shown in the graphic at left: the termite chews the wood into particles that are absorbed by the amoeba. The amoeba breaks down the cellulose of the wood and gets the nitrogen it needs from its bacteria. The net result is that the two microbes digest wood into sugars and other nutrients of use to the termite.
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- Mutualism Suggested Reading: A lengthy bibliography for mutualism
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