The term “core microbiome” has become widely used in microbial ecology over the last
decade. Broadly, the core microbiome refers to any set of microbial taxa, or the genomic and …

The global diversity of Bacteria and Archaea, the most ancient and most widespread forms
of life on Earth, is a subject of intense controversy. This controversy stems largely from the …

Cycads are an ancient group of tropical gymnosperms that are toxic to most animals–
including humans–though the larvae of many moths and butterflies (order: Lepidoptera) feed …

Hyphantria cunea is one of the most destructive invasive agricultural and forest pests
worldwide. In order to better understand the adaptation mechanism of H. cunea larvae to …

Ingestion of the cycad toxins β-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) and azoxyglycosides is
harmful to diverse organisms. However, some insects are specialized to feed on toxin-rich …

Ceratonotha danica gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus and species of Erotylidae (Coleoptera),
is described and illustrated from Eocene Danish amber. Ceratonotha is morphologically …

Communities of plants and their insect brood pollinators have provided important insights
into the evolution of mutualism. The discovery of new systems has the potential to extend our …

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Microbes play crucial roles in the biology of herbivorous insects, and the last decade has
provided exciting new evidence for a prominent role of microbial symbiosis in detoxification …

Behavioral traits such as anxiety and depression have been linked to diversity of the gut
microbiome in humans, domesticated animals, and lab-bred model species, but the extent to …