The degree of similarity between the microbiotas of host species often mirrors the
phylogenetic proximity of the hosts. This pattern, referred to as phylosymbiosis, is …

Current understanding of ecological and evolutionary processes underlying island
biodiversity is heavily shaped by empirical data from plants and birds, although arthropods …

Arachnids cause human and animal afflictions. These range from poisoning, caused mainly
by spiders (Lüddecke et al., 2022) and scorpions (Abroug et al., 2020), but also by ticks …

Speciation generates biodiversity and the mechanisms involved are thought to vary across
the tree of life and across environments. For example, well‐studied adaptive radiations are …

Bacteria colonize the body of macroorganisms to form associations ranging from parasitic to
mutualistic. Endosymbiont and gut symbiont communities are distinct microbiomes whose …

Microbial transmission is a major benefit of sociality, facilitated by affiliative behaviors such
as grooming and communal nesting in group living animals. The spread of microbial …

Spiders are a key predator of insects across ecosystems and possess great potential as pest
control agents. Unfortunately, it is difficult to artificially cultivate multiple generations of most …

Ant-plants provide food rewards and housing for resident ant colonies, and in exchange, the
workers protect their host plant from herbivores and pathogens. The specific outcomes of …

Prior to the introduction of bioinformatic tools, microbiology studies were limited and relied
on physical characterization of the few cultivatable strains-Most of the microbes were left …

Plant root microbiomes, and in particular the mycorrhizal and endophytic fungi they contain,
play fundamental roles in plant nutrition and protection. The multiple fungal lineages …