The molecular substrates of insect eusociality

S Kocher, C Kingwell - Annual review of genetics, 2024 - annualreviews.org
The evolution of eusociality in Hymenoptera—encompassing bees, ants, and wasps—is
characterized by multiple gains and losses of social living, making this group a prime model …

Studying the genetic basis of ecological interactions with intergenomic epistasis

L Hablützel, C Bank - 2024 - ecoevorxiv.org
In a community, the phenotype or fitness of genotypes of a focal species can depend on the
genotypes of other species. Such between-species genetic interactions are increasingly …

Understanding Host-Microbiome Evolution through the Lens of Evolutionary Theory: New Tricks for Old Dogs

B Week, SL Russel, H Schulenburg, BJM Bohannan… - 2024 - ecoevorxiv.org
All plants and animals are host to a community of microorganisms, their microbiomes, that
have crucial influences on the life history and performance of their hosts. Despite the …