Aphids can feed in leafy treetops or tree canopies. Ants are usually not abundant in tree canopies unless aphids are also present. You introduce aphids to an area of the tree canopy and survey the abundance of ants over time. You continue your experiments by taking one of the trees in the canopy and removing all of the ants. If the ants and aphids are in a mutualistic relationship that strongly benefits them both, you expect the aphid population will _____ in response to the lack of ants.

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