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While mutualism brings benefits to both species, commensalism brings benefits to one species while the other is neither helped nor harmed.
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Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
Our examination of mutualism includes pollination, which involves 170,000 plant and 200,000 animal species and contributes to 35 percent of global food crop production.
—Erika Larsen, National Geographic, 1 Oct. 2020
Even when the ants’ self-interest is less immediate, Frederickson doesn’t expect cheating in this kind of mutualism.
—Kristin Ohlson, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2019
Partnerships between ants and trees are classic examples of mutualism in nature---the trees provide room and board for the ant colonies who protect the trees from pests.
—Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2013
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Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
Our examination of mutualism includes pollination, which involves 170,000 plant and 200,000 animal species and contributes to 35 percent of global food crop production.
—Erika Larsen, National Geographic, 1 Oct. 2020
Even when the ants’ self-interest is less immediate, Frederickson doesn’t expect cheating in this kind of mutualism.
—Kristin Ohlson, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2019
Partnerships between ants and trees are classic examples of mutualism in nature---the trees provide room and board for the ant colonies who protect the trees from pests.
—Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2013
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And after eons of being imprisoned and thinking of ways to punish his parasitic children, Knull suddenly realizes that Eddie and Venom’s unique symbiosis has created the MacGuffin necessary to set him free.Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2024
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But despite this symbiosis, the more powers and responsibilities the executive branch had, the more the chief executive and the administrative state vied for authority over those government functions.Stephen I. Vladeck, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021
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Increase Your Influence Helping others generates a sense of reciprocity.William Arruda, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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The appeals court ruled that Giuliani should be disbarred in D.C. because he had been disbarred in New York in July, citing rules of reciprocity between the two jurisdictions.Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2024
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Social media is filled with boot-bedazzling tutorials, friendship bracelet inspiration and makeup ideas.Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Oct. 2024
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Corcoran mentioned a fun addition to this year's display: a friendship bracelet exchange.Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Mutualism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutualism. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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