Phylosymbiosis was recently formulated to support a hypothesis-driven framework for the
characterization of a new, cross-system trend in host-associated microbiomes. Defining …

Emerging viral diseases are often the product of a host shift, where a pathogen jumps from
its original host into a novel species. Phylogenetic studies show that host shifts are a …

Scleractinian corals' microbial symbionts influence host health, yet how coral microbiomes
assembled over evolution is not well understood. We survey bacterial and archaeal …

For over 300 million years, insects have relied on symbiotic microbes for nutrition and
defence. However, it is unclear whether specific ecological conditions have repeatedly …

Abstract Model‐based approaches are increasingly popular in ecological studies. A good
example of this trend is the use of joint species distribution models to ask questions about …

The application and interpretation of statistics are central to ecological study and practice.
Ecologists are now asking more sophisticated questions than in the past. These new …

Identifying drivers of infectious disease patterns and impacts at the broadest scales of
organisation is one of the most crucial challenges for modern science, yet answers to many …

Most plants engage in symbioses with mycorrhizal fungi in soils and net consequences for
plants vary widely from mutualism to parasitism. However, we lack a synthetic understanding …

Plant–pathogens and insect pests, hereafter pests, play an important role in structuring
ecological communities, yet both native and introduced pests impose significant pressure on …

Phylogenetic comparative methods are important tools in biology, providing insights into the
way traits evolve. There are many technical resources describing how these methods work …