The diversity and ecological variety of Holometabola foregrounds a wide array of dynamic
symbiotic relationships with gut-dwelling bacteria. A review of the literature highlights that …

Accumulating reports of global bee declines have drawn much attention to the bee
microbiota and its importance. Most research has focused on social bees, while solitary …

Pollinators, including solitary bees, are drastically declining worldwide. Among the factors
contributing to this decline, bee pathogens and different land uses are of relevance. The link …

The holobiont approach proposes that species are most fully understood within the context
of their associated microbiomes, and that both host and microbial community are locked in a …

The gut microbiota of bees affects nutrition, immunity and host fitness, yet the roles of diet,
sociality and geographical variation in determining microbiome structure, including variant …

A dynamic continuum exists from free-living environmental microbes to strict host-associated
symbionts that are vertically inherited. However, knowledge of the forces that drive …

Solitary bees build their nests by modifying the interior of natural cavities, and they provision
them with food by importing collected pollen. As a result, the microbiota of the solitary bee …

The bacterial genus Sodalis is represented by insect endosymbionts as well as free-living
species. While the former have been studied frequently, the distribution of the latter is not yet …

Abstract Changes of abiotic and biotic conditions along elevational gradients represent
serious challenges to organisms which may promote the turnover of species, traits and biotic …

The reasons why some individuals are solitary, and others gregarious are the subject of
ongoing debate as we seek to understand the emergence of sociality. Recent studies …