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When wax wanes: competitors for beeswax stabilize rather than jeopardize the honeyguide–human mutualism

Many mutualisms are exploited by third-party species, which benefit without providing anything in return. Exploitation can either destabilize or promote mutualisms, via mechanisms that are highly dependent on the ecological context. Here we study a remarkable bird–human mutualism, in which wax-eatin...

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Autores principales: Lloyd-Jones, David J., St Clair, James J. H., Cram, Dominic L., Yassene, Orlando, van der Wal, Jessica E. M., Spottiswoode, Claire N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9709655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36448420
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.1443