Over evolutionary time, Wolbachia has been repeatedly transferred between host species
contributing to the widespread distribution of the symbiont in arthropods. For novel infections …

Previous studies have reported that chromosome synteny in Lepidoptera has been well
conserved, yet the number of haploid chromosomes varies widely from 5 to 223. Here we report …

Male-killing bacteria are widespread in arthropods, and can profoundly alter the reproductive
biology of their host species. Here we detail the first case of complete suppression of a …

The ratio of males to females in a species is often considered to be relatively constant, at
least over ecological time. Hamilton noted that the spread of "selfish" sex ratio-distorting …

Microbial interactions are an underappreciated force in shaping insect microbiome communities.
Although pairwise patterns of symbiont interactions have been identified, we have a …

Inherited bacteria are now recognized as important players in arthropod evolution and
ecology. Here, we test spiders, a group recently identified as possessing inherited bacteria …

Sex-ratio distorters are found in numerous species and can reach high frequencies within
populations. Here, we address the compelling, but poorly tested, hypothesis that the sex ratio …

Background The interaction between the Blue Moon butterfly, Hypolimnas bolina, and
Wolbachia has attracted interest because of the high prevalence of male-killing achieved within …

Background How well does RNA-Seq data perform for quantitative whole gene expression
analysis in the absence of a genome? This is one unanswered question facing the rapidly …

Wolbachia, a widespread bacterium that can reduce pathogen transmission in mosquitoes,
has recently been reported to be present in Anopheles (An.) species. In wild populations of …