Reciprocity by Caden Arai [STUDENT]

Reciprocity

caden_194980 — 2018-04-20 01:45:14 UTC

By:Caden Arai

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Research Study of Rats and Reciprocity

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Examples of Reciprocity on Earth

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What is Reciprocity?

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Reciprocity is a learned behavior where organisms have a mutual relationship of helping each other. The behavior is overall positive as both creatures are benefited by the action that they take to help each other.

How is Reciprocity an Adaption?

caden_194980 — 2018-04-20 18:38:06 UTC

Organisms have adapted to perform reciprocity. Just like feelings like guilt, fear and love, helping another person is a learning action or trait. Reciprocity is important to the survival of both individuals. An example would be the remoras that stick to the sharks. Sharks with remoras have a greater chance at survival as they eat the parasites that are harmful to them. Sharks without remoras have a higher risk of being leeched of energy and other resources by parasites leading to there death.

References

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Kimmerer W.R. (n.d.). "Gratitude and Earth." https://www.humansandnature.org/earth-ethic-robin-kimmerer>
Schienweinfurth M., Sieger B., Taborsky M. (July 2017). "Experimental Evidence for reciprocity in wild-type Norway Rats" https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317913829_Experimental_evidence_for_reciprocity_in_allogrooming_among_wild-type_Norway_rats>

Characteristics of Reciprocity

caden_194980 — 2018-04-23 22:26:34 UTC

Reciprocity is a social behavior that all living things do. It is also usually positive for both parties and the act is mutual. Depending on the example it could also be beneficial for both parties which is an example of Mutualism or one party is unaffected and the other is benefitted which would be an example of Commensalism. An example of a Mutualistic Relationship would be the Rats grooming each other. An example of Commensalism would be the remoras sticking to the sharks to eat the waste and parasites that is produced by the shark.

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Examples: Monkeys clean each other and after they are done the monkey that was cleaning will get cleaned.

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Example: Rats grooming each other

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Personal Statement

caden_194980 — 2018-04-23 23:54:28 UTC

Reciprocation is a necessity for any organism to survive. Even as a person communicating and helping other people are part of our daily lives. Getting rid of Reciprocity would impact us negatively and would end with us being less fortunate and as advanced as we are today.

caden_194980 — 2018-04-24 03:58:27 UTC

Example: Humans Reciprocating