Mutualism between grasses and grazers: an evolutionary hypothesis

Grasses and grazers have evolved mutualism to an extent that one group would not have been possible without the other. The recent discovery (Dyer 1980) that saliva produced by grazers stimulates grass growth is interpreted as a mutualistic adaptation by which both grass and grazer benefit. Other suc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Oikos 1981-03, Vol.36 (3), p.376-378
Hauptverfasser:	Owen, D.F, Wiegert, R.G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	animal behavior animal ecology Animals Evolution Forum Genotypes Grasses Grazing Mammals Mutualism Pastures plant ecology Plants Saliva
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