mutualism

Noun

Meaning

The doctrine of mutual dependence as the condition of individual and social welfare.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

symbiosis association concord esprit community concordance septet concert partnership collaboration harmony coordination morale communism duet
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Antonyms

division malice competition opposition separation isolation
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Hypernyms

interdependence mutuality interdependency

Hyponyms

trophobiosis

Related terms

commensalism

Examples

In addition, mutualism is thought to have driven the evolution of much of the biological diversity we see, such as flower forms (important for pollination mutualisms) and co-evolution between groups of species. Source: Internet

Reconstructing the phylogeny of figs (Ficus, Moraceae) to reveal the history of the fig pollination mutualism. Source: Internet

Coevolution The fig–wasp mutualism originated between 70 and 90 million years ago as the product of a unique evolutionary event. Source: Internet

Examples are the dynamics of interacting populations ( predation competition and mutualism ), which, depending on the species of interest, may best be modeled over either continuous or discrete time. Source: Internet

ISBN 0-684-82712-3 * Temple, Stanley A. (1977): Plant-animal mutualism: coevolution with Dodo leads to near extinction of plant. Source: Internet

Mutualistic interactions are best visualized as positively sloped isoclines, which can be explained by the fact that the saturation of benefits accorded to mutualism or restrictions posed by outside factors contribute to a decreasing slope. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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