Mutualistic networks emerging from adaptive niche-based interactions

Nested and modular patterns are vastly observed in mutualistic networks across genres and geographic conditions. Here, the authors show a unified mechanism that underlies the assembly and evolution of such networks, based on adaptive niche interactions of the participants.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Weiran Cai, Jordan Snyder, Alan Hastings, Raissa M. D’Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19154-5