The Costs of Mutualism1

By J. Bronstein. 2001

148 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science

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In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

1. M. Aizen
2. D. P. Vázquez
3. C. Morales
4. L. Garibaldi
5. Lawrence D. Harder
6. L. S. Adler
7. A. Sáez
8. J. Bronstein

In Nature and Landscape Conservation

1. C. Morales
2. M. Aizen
3. D. P. Vázquez
4. L. S. Adler
5. Isabelle M. Côté
6. K. L. Cheney
7. P. Sikkel
8. J. Bronstein

In Plant Science

1. D. P. Vázquez
2. C. Morales
3. M. Aizen
4. Lawrence D. Harder
5. L. Garibaldi
6. L. S. Adler
7. A. Sáez
8. J. Bronstein

Citations in the corpus

• Plant preferential allocation and fungal reward decline with soil phosphorus: implications for mycorrhizal mutualism (2016, unknown): “As the delivery of benefits from one mutualistic partner to the other is costly (Bronstein 2001), individuals that receive benefits from the mutualism but pay less or no costs (“cheaters”) can have competitive advantage.”
• In situ evidence for ectoparasites as a proximate cause of cleaning interactions in reef fish (2004, background): “The ecological importance and widespread occurrence of animal mutualisms are now widely accepted (Bronstein 2001).”
• When mutualism goes bad: density‐dependent impacts of introduced bees on plant reproduction (2014, background): “Building on previous arguments (Bronstein, 2001;Holland et al., 2004; Morris et al., 2010), we first consider the plant– pollinator interaction as a benefit–cost relation, which can be mutualistic or antagonistic, depending on whether the net benefits are positive or negative.”
• ATTRACTING ANTAGONISTS: DOES FLORAL NECTAR INCREASE LEAF HERBIVORY? (2004, background): “However, attractive traits often attract nonmutualistic organisms, as well as mutualists, that under some conditions inflict severe costs (Bronstein 2001a, b).”
• The evolution of facilitation and mutualism (2009, background): “…older discussions restrict the concept to interactions exhibiting specificity and a long evolutionary history, mutualism is now considered to subsume even transient interactions of small effect, so long as both partners experience a net positive effect (Bronstein 2001a; Bronstein&Holland 2008).”
• Floral scents: their roles in nursery pollination mutualisms (2010, background): “…monoecious figs, yucca, and some Silene spp., the benefits of pollination may not always be commensurate with the cost of seed predation, so that the effect on the plant could sometimes shift toward parasitism (Thompson and Pellmyr 1992; Anstett 2001; Bronstein 2001; Gimenez-Benavides et al. 2007).”