Bumblebees are important pollinators in natural ecosystems and agriculture, but many
species are declining. Temperate-zone bumblebees have host-specific and beneficial gut …

The gut microbiota affects many aspects of host biology and plays key roles in the
coevolutionary association with its host. Geographical gradients may play a certain role on …

Complex eukaryotes vary greatly in the mode and extent that their evolutionary histories
have been shaped by the microbial communities that they host. A general understanding of …

Drosophila melanogaster is not only one of the most important models of antiviral immunity
in invertebrates, but is also a powerful model for research of the gut microbiome. Although …

The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster is a model for understanding how hosts and their
microbial partners interact as the host adapts to wild environments. These interactions are …

Geographic and environmental variation in the animal microbiota can be directly linked to
the evolution and wild fitness of their hosts but often appears to be disordered. Here, we …

The role of host-associated microbiomes in shaping host fitness is becoming increasingly
recognized, and may have important evolutionary consequences. The degree to which …

Can the microbiome serve as a reservoir of adaptive potential for hosts? To address this
question, we leverage~ 150 generations of experimental evolution in Drosophila …