Mutualism

Recent Papers

Disturbances can promote and hinder coexistence of competitors in on-going partner choice mutualisms

Benedicte Bachelot and Charlotte T. Lee

Blog and abstract:  https://www.amnat.org/an/newpapers/Mar-Bachelot.html

Coevolution Creates Complex Mosaics across Large Landscapes

Lucas D. Fernandes, Paula Lemos-Costa, Paulo R. Guimarães Jr., John N. Thompson, and Marcus A. M. de Aguiar

Blog and abstract: https://www.amnat.org/an/newpapers/AugFernandes.html

Natural History Note, Open Access

Bimodal Pollination Systems in Andean Melastomataceae Involving Birds, Bats, and Rodents

Agnes S. Dellinger, Lisa M. Scheer, Silvia Artuso, Diana Fernández-Fernández, Francisco Sornoza, Darin S. Penneys, Raimund Tenhaken, Stefan Dötterl, and Jürg Schönenberger

Blog and abstract: https://www.amnat.org/an/newpapers/JulyDellinger.html

Open Access

Mutualists Stabilize the Coexistence of Congeneric Legumes

Andrew Siefert, Kenneth W. Zillig, Maren L. Friesen, and Sharon Y. Strauss

Natural History Note

Atypical Flowers Can Be as Profitable as Typical Hummingbird Flowers

Nickolas M. Waser, Paul J. CaraDonna, and Mary V. Price

Blog and abstract: https://www.amnat.org/an/newpapers/NovWaser.html

Open Access

Coevolution Slows the Disassembly of Mutualistic Networks

Scott L. Nuismer, Bob Week, and Marcelo A. Aizen

High Gut Microbiota Diversity Provides Lower Resistance against Infection by an Intestinal Parasite in Bumblebees

Kathrin Näpflin and Paul Schmid-Hempel

Adaptive Foraging of Pollinators Can Promote Pollination of a Rare Plant Species

Gita Benadi and Robert J. Gegear

Blog and abstract: https://www.amnat.org/an/newpapers/AugBenadi.html

Symposium
Shared Genes but Not Shared Genetic Variation: Legume Colonization by Two Belowground Symbionts 
Julia N. Ossler and Katy D. Heath
Blog and abstract: http://amnat.org/an/newpapers/MarOssler.html


Open Access
Coevolution between Mutualists and Parasites in Symbiotic Communities May Lead to the Evolution of Lower Virulence
Paul G. Nelson and Georgiana May

Sanctions, Partner Recognition, and Variation in Mutualism
Jeremy B. Yoder and Peter Tiffin
Lay summary: http://amnat.org/an/newpapers/OctYoder.html

Countdown to 150, Open Access

From Lichens to the Law: Cooperation as a Theme in the Diverse Career of Roscoe Pound

Megan E. Frederickson and Judith L. Bronstein

Presidential Award Winner:
Evolutionary Assembly of Communities in Butterfly Mimicry Rings
Jahnavi Joshi, Anupama Prakash, and Krushnamegh Kunte