The holobiont (host with its endocellular and extracellular microbiome) can function as a
distinct biological entity, an additional organismal level to the ones previously considered …

The hologenome concept of evolution postulates that the holobiont (host plus symbionts)
with its hologenome (host genome plus microbiome) is a level of selection in evolution …

In recent years, scientists have realized that evolution can occur on timescales much shorter
than the" long lapse of ages" emphasized by Darwin—in fact, evolutionary change is …

Over the past decade, advances in both molecular developmental biology and evolutionary
ecology have made possible a new understanding of organisms as dynamic systems …

In the last two decades, the widespread application of genetic and genomic approaches has
revealed a bacterial world astonishing in its ubiquity and diversity. This review examines …

It would not have been possible for me to write the three editions of this book without a
double dose of extraordinary fortune: to have been part of the Woods Hole scientific …

With the increasing appreciation for the crucial roles that microbial symbionts play in the
development and fitness of plant and animal hosts, there has been a recent push to interpret …

Holobionts, consisting of a host and diverse microbial symbionts, function as distinct
biological entities anatomically, metabolically, immunologically, and developmentally …

Symbiosis has significantly contributed to organismal adaptation and diversification. For
establishment and maintenance of such host–symbiont associations, host organisms must …

The purpose of this book is to present a new mechanistic theory of mutation-driven evolution
based on recent advances in genomics and evolutionary developmental biology. The theory …