Ecological and evolutionary determinants of bark beetle—fungus symbioses

DL Six - Insects, 2012 - mdpi.com
Ectosymbioses among bark beetles (Curculionidae, Scolytinae) and fungi (primarily
ophiostomatoid Ascomycetes) are widespread and diverse. Associations range from …

The bark beetle holobiont: why microbes matter

DL Six - Journal of chemical ecology, 2013 - Springer
All higher organisms are involved in symbioses with microbes. The importance of these
partnerships has led to the concept of the holobiont, defined as the animal or plant with all its …

Dendroctonus

DL Six, R Bracewell - Bark beetles, 2015 - Elsevier
Dendroctonus Erichson is a relatively small genus, but one with a disproportionately large
impact on coniferous forests. Its name is particularly suitable (Dendro-tree,-tonus destroyer) …

Bark beetles utilize ophiostomatoid fungi to circumvent host tree defenses

R Zaman, C May, A Ullah, N Erbilgin - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bark beetles maintain symbiotic associations with a diversity of microbial organisms,
including ophiostomatoid fungi. Studies have frequently reported the role of ophiostomatoid …

Positive species interactions shape species' range limits

P Stephan, B Bramon Mora, JM Alexander - Oikos, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The relationship between niche and distribution, and especially the role of biotic interactions
in shaping species' geographic distributions, has gained increasing interest in the last two …

Arctic root‐associated fungal community composition reflects environmental filtering

R Blaalid, ML Davey, H Kauserud, T Carlsen… - Molecular …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
There is growing evidence that root‐associated fungi have important roles in Arctic
ecosystems. Here, we assess the diversity of fungal communities associated with roots of the …

Filamentous fungal associates of the alder bark beetle, Alniphagus aspericollis, including an undescribed species of Neonectria

GYS Lee, DL Wertman, AL Carroll, RC Hamelin - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae; Scolytinae) are tree-infesting insects that consume
subcortical tissues and fungi. Species capable of killing their host trees are most commonly …

Differences in defence responses of Pinus contorta and Pinus banksiana to the mountain pine beetle fungal associate Grosmannia clavigera are affected by water …

A Arango‐Velez, W El Kayal… - Plant, Cell & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We tested the hypotheses that responses to the mountain pine beetle fungal associate
Grosmannia clavigera will differ between the evolutionarily co‐evolved host lodgepole pine …

The complex symbiotic relationships of bark beetles with microorganisms: a potential practical approach for biological control in forestry

V Popa, E Deziel, R Lavallée, E Bauce… - Pest management …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Bark beetles, especially Dendroctonus species, are considered to be serious pests of the
coniferous forests in North America. Bark beetle forest pests undergo population eruptions …

It takes a village: ecological and fitness impacts of multipartite mutualism

EA Hussa, H Goodrich-Blair - Annual review of microbiology, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Microbial symbioses, in which microbes have either positive (mutualistic) or negative
(parasitic) impacts on host fitness, are integral to all aspects of biology, from ecology to …