Organism Interactions
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Organism Interactions |
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| "By their natural adaptations you will know them." - J. Kevin Bowler | ||||||
| Neutral | Symbiosis | Competition | Predation | |||
| An interaction between individuals of different species (symbionts). The term symbiosis is usually applied to interactions in which both species benefit, but it may be used for other close interactions. Many symbioses are obligatory (i.e. the participants cannot survive without interaction). - Modified from Dictionary of Biology, Oxford Univ. Press | ||||||
| Parasitism |
Inquilinism |
Endoecism |
Phoresy |
Epizoism |
Commensalism |
Mutualism |
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