Sentences with phrase «species coevolve»

In a paper published October 18 in the journal Nature, a group of ecologists and evolutionary biologists from five universities has attempted to understand how species coevolve within large webs of mutualistic species.
«But it's possible that selfishness happened first, and over time, some of these species coevolved to become more mutualistic.»

Not exact matches

On the other hand, many species have peacefully coevolved with humans for hundreds of thousands of years to play essential roles in digestion and in bolstering the immune system.
Stories of exquisitely specialized pollination systems — such as those of yuccas, which are pollinated only by coevolved moth species — can give the impression that pollination is an exclusive, highly choreographed dance.
If two species interact and coevolve with each other, then their coevolution, in turn, could indirectly affect the future evolution of other species within the web.
Proponents of moving plants and animals threatened by rising temperatures to more hospitable locations are more concerned about the increasing rate of species extinction, while opponents are more worried about the integrity of coevolved ecosystems.
People and the species involved in malarian transmission — coevolved.
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