Vocabulary Term Details

Commensalism

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commensalism)

In ecology, commensalism is a class of relationship between two organisms where one organism benefits without affecting the other. It compares with mutualism, in which both organisms benefit, amensalism, where one is harmed while the other is unaffected, and parasitism, where one benefits while the other is harmed. (Wikipedia)

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Broader TermsNarrower TermsRelated Terms
Symbiosis
N/ABehaviour
Parasitism

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Approved Date
31-May-2013

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