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Defensive Mutualism

Defensive Mutualism is a type of mutualistic interaction in which one species provides protection against predators, pathogens, or competitors in exchange for resources or services from its partner species.

34

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3.2K

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126

Authors

64

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2017–2026

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Publications

34

Fungal Endophytes of Grasses: A Defensive Mutualism between Plants and Fungi

Keith Clay · Ecology · 1988 · 859 citations

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Are endophytic fungi defensive plant mutualists?

Stanley H. Faeth · Oikos · 2002 · 314 citations · Full text

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Weeding and grooming of pathogens in agriculture by ants

Cameron R. Currie, Alison E. Stuart · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2001 · 309 citations · Full text

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Defensive mutualism between plants and endophytic fungi?

Kari Saikkonen, S. Saari, Marjo Helander · Fungal Diversity · 2010 · 256 citations

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Antibiotic-producing symbionts dynamically transition between plant pathogenicity and insect-defensive mutualism

Laura V. Flórez, Kirstin Scherlach, Paul Gaube et al. · Nature Communications · 2017 · 179 citations · Full text

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Authors

126

  1. MK
    Martin Kaltenpoth

    Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Germany

    3 publications · 373 citations

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  2. MO
    Marina Omacini

    Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Argentina

    2 publications · 58 citations

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  3. LP
    Li‐Long Pan

    Zhejiang University, China

    2 publications · 120 citations

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  4. MH
    Martin Heil

    Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico

    2 publications · 75 citations

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  5. KC
    Keith Clay

    Indiana University Bloomington, United States

    2 publications · 976 citations

    2

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Institutions

64

  1. Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

    Jena, Germany

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    1.2K citations

  2. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    276 citations

  3. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

    Mainz, Germany

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    456 citations

  4. University of Georgia

    Athens, United States

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    224 citations

  5. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    102 citations

  6. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    389 citations

  7. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    68 citations

  8. Zhejiang University

    Hangzhou, China

    2 h-index

    18 publications

    1.2K citations

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Venues

  1. Ecology

    4 publications · 979 citations

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  2. Functional Ecology

    2 publications · 147 citations

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  4. Environmental Microbiology

    1 publications · 49 citations

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  5. Frontiers in Plant Science

    1 publications · 15 citations

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