Host-associated microbiomes play an increasingly appreciated role in animal metabolism,
immunity and health. The microbes in turn depend on their host for resources and can be …

The human social world is orders of magnitude smaller than our highly urbanized world
might lead us to suppose. In addition, human social networks have a very distinct fractal …

Multiple factors modulate microbial community assembly in the vertebrate gut, though
studies disagree as to their relative contribution. One cause may be a reliance on captive …

As global biodiversity continues to reduce at an alarming rate, threatened species are
increasingly being brought under intensive management or into captivity. However, current …

This comprehensive introductory text integrates evolutionary, ecological, and demographic
perspectives with new results from field studies and contemporary noninvasive molecular …

Probiotics are potential treatments for ulcerative colitis (UC), but their efficacy is frequently
compromised by gastrointestinal conditions that limit adhesion and activity. Here, we use …

Here we review the knowledge about skin microbiomes in amphibians accumulated over the
last two decades and the evidence regarding the protective role of skin bacteria. Amphibians …

Gut microbiota in geographically isolated host populations are often distinct. These
differences have been attributed to between-population differences in host behaviours …

Background Various aspects of sociality can benefit individuals' health. The host social
environment and its relative contributions to the host-microbiome relationship have emerged …

Background African populations provide a unique opportunity to interrogate host-microbe co-
evolution and its impact on adaptive phenotypes due to their genomic, phenotypic, and …