Authors: Fumihiko Satofuka
Publish Date: 2007/03/30
Volume: 21, Issue: 4, Pages: 633-638
Abstract
This Japanese word is employed in various ways This word consists of two characters “kyo” which literally means “together” and “sei” which means “to live” The Japanese word “kyosei” was first introduced as an academic term in biology to refer to symbiosis Kyosei in this sense is used in accordance with the standard definition established in the field of biology Wilson 1993In biology kyosei or “symbiosis” is divided into six different subcategories These subcategories are based on different types of mutual influences of various population which dwell side by side namely plus plus plus minus plus null minus minus minus null null null Galtung 1975These categories are respectively called mutualism antagonism commensalism competition amensalism and neutrality However among Japanese intellectuals for about 2 decades now the concept of “kyosei” has increasingly become a popular term in the context of
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