Hosts and their symbionts are involved in intimate physiological and ecological interactions.
The impact of these interactions on the evolution of each partner depends on the time‐scale …

▪ Abstract Protective ant-plant interactions, important in both temperate and tropical
communities, are increasingly used to study a wide range of phenomena of general interest …

Myrmecochory, or seed dispersal by ants, is a dispersal syndrome found among several
thousand plant species occupying different ecosystems and geographical regions. Typically …

We investigate the evolution of host association in a cryptic complex of mutualistic
Crematogaster (Decacrema) ants that inhabits and defends Macaranga trees in Southeast …

Nectar is a sweet liquid produced by plants on various parts of the plant body. Most people
are familiar with nectar in flowers, collected by bees to make honey, and utilized by a variety …

The web of life is weaved from diverse symbiotic interactions between species. Symbioses
vary from antagonistic interactions such as competition and predation to beneficial …

Congruence between host and parasite phylogenies is often taken as evidence for
cospeciation. However,'pseudocospeciation', resulting from host‐switches followed by …

Background The fungus-growing ant-microbe symbiosis consists of coevolving microbial
mutualists and pathogens. The diverse fungal lineages that these ants cultivate are attacked …

The exceptional diversity of insects is often attributed to the effects of specialized
relationships between insects and their hosts. Parasite–host interactions are influenced by …

We investigate the geographical and historical context of diversification in a complex of
mutualistic Crematogaster ants living in Macaranga trees in the equatorial rain forests of …