A mutualistic relationship between species in an ecosystem allows for the ecosystem to thrive, but the lack of this relationship could lead to the collapse of the entire system. New research ...

A new North Carolina State University study finds that climate change could be destabilizing the mutualistic relationships between insects and plants. The findings, appearing in the journal ...

Cooperation Between Figs, Wasps And Parasites Proves Three Is Not Always A Crowd Date: March 13, 2008 Source: PLoS Biology Summary: The larvae of pollinating wasps in the inner flowers of figs are ...

Mutualism is a form of symbiosis, which is a close and persistent relationship between two organisms of different species, but not necessarily one in which they help each other.

Read about commensalistic and mutualistic relationships on the reef. Manta ray --> Suckerfish Hard coral --> Algae Algae --> Branching coral Parrotfish --> Rabbitfish Clownfish --> Sea anemone ...

In the first known example of a mutualistic relationship between two mammal species in which neither is a primate, mongooses feast on ticks and other parasites infesting warthogs.