«But it's possible that selfishness happened first, and over time, some of
these species coevolved to become more mutualistic.»
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.
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.