Understanding how ecological and evolutionary processes interdependently structure
biosphere dynamics is a major challenge in the era of worldwide ecosystem degradation …

Species interactions are a key aspect of evolutionary biology. Parasites, specifically, are
drivers of the evolution of species communities and impact biosecurity and public health …

If gut microbes influence host behavioral ecology in the short term, over evolutionary time,
they could drive host niche differentiation. We explored this possibility by comparing the gut …

Ecoevolutionary dynamics of the gut microbiota at the macroscale level, that is, in across-
species comparisons, are largely driven by ecological variables and host genotype. The …

Background Understanding feedback between above-and below-ground processes of
biological communities is a key to the effective management of natural and agricultural …

Background It is well established that symbionts have considerable impact on their host, yet
the investigation of the possible role of the holobiont in the host's speciation process is still in …

Explanations for major biodiversity patterns have not achieved a consensus, even for the
latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG), but most relate to patterns of solar energy influx into …

Investigating relationships between microbiota and their host is essential toward a full
understanding of how animal adapt to their environment. Lake Whitefish offers a powerful …

This book is a unique cross fertilization of aquatic ecology and aquaculture. It shows how
diets structure the digestive tract and its microbiota and, in turn, the microbiota influences life …

Freshwater protected areas are rarely designed specifically for this purpose and
consequently their conservation benefit cannot be guaranteed. Using Lake Tanganyika as a …