The nature of domestication is often misunderstood. Most definitions of the process are
anthropocentric and center on human intentionality, which minimizes the role of …

The evolution of a mutualism requires reciprocal interactions whereby one species provides
a service that the other species cannot perform or performs less efficiently. Services …

The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which
only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they …

The Ophiostomatales was erected in 1980. Since that time, several of the genera have been
redefined and others have been described. There are currently 14 accepted genera in the …

Beetles are hosts to a remarkable diversity of bacterial symbionts. In this article, we review
the role of these partnerships in promoting beetle fitness following a surge of recent studies …

Feeding on living or dead plant material is widespread in insects. Seminal work on termites
and aphids has provided profound insights into the critical nutritional role that microbes play …

To understand insect abundance, distribution and dynamics, we need to understand the
relevant drivers of their populations and communities. While microbial symbionts are known …

A prevailing paradigm in forest ecology is that wood‐boring beetles facilitate wood decay
and carbon cycling, but empirical tests have yielded mixed results. We experimentally …

Ethanol emitted by stressed trees is an olfactory cue used by ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera;
Curculionidae; Scolytinae) to locate susceptible hosts to colonize. In addition, ethanol …

The term “ambrosia beetles” refers to an ecological strategy shared by thousands of species
of wood-boring weevils from multiple lineages, rather than a single taxonomic group. Most …