Evolution and persistence of obligate mutualists and exploiters: competition for partners and evolutionary immunization

Mutualisms are ubiquitous in nature, as is their exploitation by both conspecific and heterospecific cheaters. Yet, evolutionary theory predicts that cheating should be favoured by natural selection. Here, we show theoretically that asymmetrical competition for partners generally determines the evol...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ecology letters 2007-02, Vol.10 (2), p.115-126
Hauptverfasser:	Ferrière, Régis, Gauduchon, Mathias, Bronstein, Judith L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological Evolution Cheating coevolution coexistence competition for partners competitive asymmetry Competitive Behavior - physiology evolutionary immunization evolutionary suicide exploitation mutualism Symbiosis - immunology Symbiosis - physiology
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