Ecology and evolution of insect–fungus mutualisms

PHW Biedermann, FE Vega - Annual review of entomology, 2020 - annualreviews.org
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 ambrosia symbiosis: from evolutionary ecology to practical management

J Hulcr, LL Stelinski - Annual review of entomology, 2017 - annualreviews.org
The ambrosia beetle–fungus farming symbiosis is more heterogeneous than previously
thought. There is not one but many ambrosia symbioses. Beetle-fungus specificity is clade …

The ecosystem services provided by social insects: traits, management tools and knowledge gaps

L Elizalde, M Arbetman, X Arnan, P Eggleton… - Biological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Social insects, ie ants, bees, wasps and termites, are key components of ecological
communities, and are important ecosystem services (ESs) providers. Here, we review the …

Biology, ecology, and management of nonnative ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in ornamental plant nurseries

CM Ranger, ME Reding, PB Schultz… - Journal of Integrated …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Xylosandrus germanus (Blandford) and Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Motschulsky)(
Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) are two of the most damaging nonnative ambrosia …

Beetle elytra: evolution, modifications and biological functions

J Goczał, RG Beutel - Biology Letters, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Conversion of forewings into hardened covers, elytra, was a ground-breaking morphological
adaptation that has contributed to the extraordinary evolutionary success of beetles …

Symbiont-mediated digestion of plant biomass in fungus-farming insects

H Li, SE Young, M Poulsen… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
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 …

[LIVRE][B] The evolution of social behaviour

M Taborsky, MA Cant, J Komdeur - 2021 - books.google.com
How can the stunning diversity of social systems and behaviours seen in nature be
explained? Drawing on social evolution theory, experimental evidence and studies …

Proportions of taxa belonging to the gut core microbiome change throughout the life cycle and season of the bark beetle Ips typographus

T Veselská, K Švec, M Kostovčík… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The European spruce bark beetle, Ips typographus, is a serious pest of spruce forests in
Europe, and its invasion and development inside spruce tissues are facilitated by …

[HTML][HTML] A monograph of the Xyleborini (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae) of the Indochinese peninsula (except Malaysia) and China

SM Smith, RA Beaver, AI Cognato - ZooKeys, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract The Southeast Asian xyleborine ambrosia beetle fauna is reviewed for the first time.
Thirty-four genera and 315 species are reviewed, illustrated, and keyed to genera and …

Three genera in the Ceratocystidaceae are the respective symbionts of three independent lineages of ambrosia beetles with large, complex mycangia

CG Mayers, DL McNew, TC Harrington, RA Roeper… - Fungal Biology, 2015 - Elsevier
The genus Ambrosiella accommodates species of Ceratocystidaceae (Microascales) that
are obligate, mutualistic symbionts of ambrosia beetles, but the genus appears to be …