Explanation of protocooperation

Question

Give a brief explanation of protocooperation.

Answer 1

Protocooperation is ecological interaction in that both participants benefit and which is not obligatory for their continued existence. Protocooperation is a harmonious (or as well known as positive) inter-specific ecological interaction. Instances of protocooperation are: the action of spur-winged plover which using its beak eats residuals from the crocodile teeth; the exclusion of ectoparasites from back of bovines by some birds which eat the parasites; the hermit crab that live in shells over which sea anemones live (such present protection to crab and gain mobility to acquire food).