Talk:Amensalism

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[edit] Amensalism

I think the part about allelopathy should either be further elaborated on or removed, since allolepathy is often beneficial to the allelopathic organism by eliminating its competition for available nutrients.Miranatu 05:55, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Yes, both of those examples seem to be advantageous to one species. Better examples are needed. Richard001 19:15, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Agreed. The "killer" organisms gain space to grow and reproduce.

The page for Penicillium chrysogenum explicitly states that bacteria are competitors for the same resources, and as a result I'd assume that the relationship is not amensalism; are there any better examples in the literature than the 2 currently on the page? --BlackAndy 08:54, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

What about Organisms that create waste, such as urine, and it kills plants or other organisms that it urinates on? 71.232.1.199 14:47, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Why the black walnut?

It seems to be beneficial for the tree to kill other plants to have more living space. So why is it considered amensalism? --V. Szabolcs 06:39, 7 May 2007 (UTC)