Reciprocal rewards stabilize cooperation in the mycorrhizal symbiosis.

Plants and their arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal symbionts interact in complex underground networks involving multiple partners. This increases the potential for exploitation and defection by individuals, raising the question of how partners maintain a fair, two-way transfer of resources. We manipulat...

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Main Authors: Kiers, E, Duhamel, M, Beesetty, Y, Mensah, J, Franken, O, Verbruggen, E, Fellbaum, C, Kowalchuk, G, Hart, M, Bago, A, Palmer, T, West, SA, Vandenkoornhuyse, P, Jansa, J, Bücking, H
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011