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SYMBIOSE [3 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecosystems
  • Natural History
DEF

The interaction of species populations that benefits both populations.

OBS

Strictly, the term "mutualism" may be confined to obligatory mutualism, in which neither species can survive under natural conditions without the other. Sometimes the term is used more generally to include facultative mutualism (protocooperation).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écosystèmes
  • Histoire naturelle
DEF

Relation de cohabitation, plus ou moins intime, entre deux espèces.

CONT

Dans le présent rapport, seules les associations mutuellement bénéfiques résultant d'une coévolution étroite sont considérées comme symbiotiques. Certains écologistes utilisent l'expression mutualisme pour désigner ce type d'association.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ecosistemas
  • Historia natural
DEF

Asociación estrecha de dos organismos vivos de distinta clase que resulta beneficiosa para ambos o de la cual ambos sacan provecho.

OBS

Un ejemplo destacado es la colonización por Rhizobium spp. de las raíces de leguminosas.

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Record 2 2003-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Zoology
  • Biotechnology
DEF

The intimate, relatively protracted, and dependent relationship of members of one species with those of another, consisting of 3 principle kinds: commensalism, mutualism, and parasitism.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Zoologie
  • Biotechnologie
DEF

État de deux espèces différentes vivant en association plus ou moins intime, comme certaines chenilles de Lycaenidae que les fourmis nourrissent pour en retirer des sécrétions sucrées (symbiose trophique).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
  • Zoología
  • Biotecnología
DEF

Asociación entre animales y plantas de distinta especie, o entre un animal y una planta, de la que ambos sacan ventajas.

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Record 3 2003-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
DEF

Association of two organisms of different species for their mutual benefit, as when each uses the other's waste products as source of food; e.g. hydra and alga.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
DEF

Association durable sinon constante nécessaire et à bénéfices réciproques; elle joint des espèces rigoureusement déterminées et à besoins complémentaires.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Paleontología
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