Scientists discovered that swollen-thorn acacias invested more in ant rewards during a drought, suggesting that mutualistic interactions play a crucial role in the plant’s survival, even during ...

Mutualism describes a relationship that benefits both parties – the win-win of our world. A new study reports on a mutualism that goes from ants to trees to elephants to lions and zebras. It serves as ...

A new North Carolina State University study finds that climate change could be destabilizing the mutualistic relationships between insects and plants. The findings could portend the future fracturing ...

In a type of relationship known as mutualism, two different species benefit from one another through cooperation. While some ...

A phytoplankton almost as old as Earth — about 3 billion years compared to the planet's 4.5 billion years — still holds secrets, including how it can survive starvation in the most nutrient-deficient ...

When we think of different species interacting in nature, we might tend to think of predators and prey. But there are many other connections in our ecosystems that go beyond that. As organisms evolve ...

Journal of Animal Ecology, Vol. 88, No. 1, Special Feature with Functional Ecology: Eco-evolutionary dynamics across scales (January 2019), pp. 102-113 (12 pages) 1. Nutritional mutualisms are one of ...

Memphis Zoo’s resident hippos were spotted hanging out with African cichlids and tilapia as they enjoyed what the zoo described as a “mutualistic relationship”. Underwater footage posted to the zoo’s ...