Jackson Duncan E
University of Sheffield, Department of Computer Science, Regent Court, 211 Portobello Street, Sheffield S1 4DP, UK.
Curr Biol. 2008 Jul 22;18(14):R602-3. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.06.019.
Stable mutualisms are ubiquitous in nature and this presents a puzzle for evolutionary biology. A new study of interactions between treehoppers and ants shows that honest communication coordinates anti-predator behaviour to improve the efficiency of the service ants provide.
稳定的互利共生关系在自然界中无处不在，这给进化生物学带来了一个难题。一项关于角蝉与蚂蚁之间相互作用的新研究表明，诚实的交流协调了反捕食行为，以提高蚂蚁所提供服务的效率。
