The pollen stores of bumble bees host diverse microbiota that influence overall colony
fitness. Yet, the taxonomic identity of these symbiotic microbes is relatively unknown. In this …

Heatwaves have become increasingly frequent and intense, posing a significant threat to the
survival and health of marine bivalves. The temperature fluctuations associated with …

Seagrasses harbour different and rich epiphytic bacterial communities. These microbes may
establish intimate and symbiotic relationships with the seagrass plants and change …

Although the deep-sea bathymodiolin mussels have been intensively studied as a model of
animal-bacteria symbiosis, it remains challenging to assess the host-symbiont interactions …

Enterotypes are used to describe clusters of specific gut microbial community structures, but
few reports exist on the identification of enterotypes in poultry. In addition, there is …

Sponges are predicted to dominate future reef ecosystems influenced by anthropogenic
stressors and global climate change. The ecological success of sponges is attributed to their …

ABSTRACT Invertebrate Zoology: A Tree of Life Approach is a comprehensive and
authoritative textbook adopting an explicitly phylogenetic organization. Most of the classical …

Aridity negatively affects the diversity and abundance of edaphic microbial communities and
their multiple ecosystem services, ultimately impacting vegetation productivity and biotic …

Highlights•Insects must cope with fine-scale temporal and spatial abiotic
variation.•Phenotypes integrate genetics, environment, time, and individual …

The coral holobiont is mainly composed of coral polyps, zooxanthellae, and coral symbiotic
microorganisms, which form the basis of coral reef ecosystems. In recent years, the severe …