Mutualisms is an English word. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Mutualisms meaning
plural of mutualism
Using Mutualisms
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of mutualism
- In the example corpus, mutualisms often appears in combinations such as: of mutualisms.
Context around Mutualisms
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mutualisms
- In this selection, "mutualisms" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, dispersal, pollination, indirect and occur stand out and add context to how "mutualisms" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include effect of mutualisms on biotic and for pollination mutualisms and co. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mutualisms" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mutualisms
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Indirect mutualisms occur where the organisms live apart. (8 words)
Similar mutualisms with ants occur on Acacia trees in Africa, such as the whistling thorn acacia. (16 words)
As mutually beneficial interactions, seed dispersal mutualisms can determine which species are successful as ecosystems change over time. (18 words)
In models of mutualisms, the terms "type I" and "type II" functional responses refer to the linear and saturating relationships, respectively, between benefit provided to an individual of species 1 (y-axis) on the density of species 2 (x-axis). (40 words)
The obligate and facultative ant mutualists found in some Piper species have a strong influence on their biology, making them ideal systems for research on the evolution of symbioses and the effect of mutualisms on biotic communities. (37 words)
Measuring the exact fitness benefit to the individuals in a mutualistic relationship is not always straightforward, particularly when the individuals can receive benefits from a variety of species, for example most plant- pollinator mutualisms. (34 words)
Example sentences (9)
As mutually beneficial interactions, seed dispersal mutualisms can determine which species are successful as ecosystems change over time.
Coral reefs are the result of mutualisms between coral organisms and various types of algae that live inside them.
In addition, mutualism is thought to have driven the evolution of much of the biological diversity we see, such as flower forms (important for pollination mutualisms) and co-evolution between groups of species.
Indirect mutualisms occur where the organisms live apart.
In models of mutualisms, the terms "type I" and "type II" functional responses refer to the linear and saturating relationships, respectively, between benefit provided to an individual of species 1 (y-axis) on the density of species 2 (x-axis).
Measuring the exact fitness benefit to the individuals in a mutualistic relationship is not always straightforward, particularly when the individuals can receive benefits from a variety of species, for example most plant- pollinator mutualisms.
Similar mutualisms with ants occur on Acacia trees in Africa, such as the whistling thorn acacia.
The obligate and facultative ant mutualists found in some Piper species have a strong influence on their biology, making them ideal systems for research on the evolution of symbioses and the effect of mutualisms on biotic communities.
This beneficial herbivory takes the form of mutualisms in which both partners benefit in some way from the interaction.
Common combinations with mutualisms
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of mutualisms 4×