BACKGROUND Evolution is a strongly historical process, and evolutionary biology is a field
that combines history and science. How the historical nature of evolution affects the …

Literature covered: early 2000s to late 2017 Bacteria frequently exchange metabolites with
other micro-and macro-organisms. In these often obligate cross-feeding interactions, primary …

The communities of bacteria that reside in the intestinal tract are in constant competition
within this dynamic and densely colonized environment. At homeostasis, the equilibrium that …

The origin of biological diversity, via the formation of new species, can be inextricably linked
to adaptation to the ecological environment. Specifically, ecological processes are central to …

Ecological processes are central to the formation of new species when barriers to gene flow
(reproductive isolation) evolve between populations as a result of ecologically‐based …

In experimental evolution, laboratory-controlled conditions select for the adaptation of
species, which can be monitored in real time. Despite the current popularity of such …

Cross-feeding interactions, in which bacterial cells exchange costly metabolites to the
benefit of both interacting partners, are very common in the microbial world. However, it …

This book is based on proceedings from a February 2004 Santa Fe Institute workshop. Its
contributing chapter authors treat the ecology of predator-prey interactions and food web …

Bacterial feeding has evolved toward specific evolutionary niches and the sources of energy
differ between species and strains. Although bacteria fundamentally compete for nutrients …

Laboratory evolution studies provide fundamental biological insight through direct
observation of the evolution process. They not only enable testing of evolutionary theory and …