Publications by authors named "Margo Wisselink"
Article Synopsis
- The relationship between macrotermitine termites and fungi is essential for both organisms, with termites providing a safe environment and food for the fungi while relying on the fungi for nourishment and substrate breakdown.
- The mutualism can last for decades, as each colony can be sustained by a single type of fungus propagated through generations from the original founding pair.
- The text discusses the stability of both the termite colony and its fungal garden over time, as well as the evolutionary endurance of their mutualistic relationship, particularly how the fungus is transmitted horizontally among colonies.
