The obligate intracellular bacterium Wolbachia pipientis infects around 20% of all insect
species. It is maternally inherited and induces reproductive alterations of insect populations by …

The ancient fungus-growing termite (Mactrotermitinae) symbiosis involves the obligate
association between a lineage of higher termites and basidiomycete Termitomyces cultivar fungi. …

Following cultivation-dependent and -independent techniques, we investigated the
microbiota associated with Bactrocera oleae, one of the major agricultural pests in olive-producing …

Ecological and evolutionary theories predict that parasitism and mutualism are not fixed
endpoints of the symbiotic spectrum. Rather, parasitism and mutualism may be host or …

It has long been proposed that the nominal species Anastrepha fraterculus is a species
complex and earlier studies showed high levels of pre-zygotic isolation between two laboratory …

Ants and termites have independently evolved obligate fungus-farming mutualisms, but
their gardening procedures are fundamentally different, as the termites predigest their plant …

RNA interference (RNAi) has been widely and successfully used for gene inactivation in
insects, including aphids, where dsRNA administration can be performed either by feeding or …

Calves are highly susceptible to gastrointestinal infection with Cryptosporidium parvum (C.
parvum), which can result in watery diarrhea and eventually death or impaired development. …

The social Hymenoptera have distinct larval and adult stages separated by metamorphosis,
which implies striking remodeling of external and internal body structures during the pupal …

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has become a ubiquitous tool in cognitive
neuroscience. The technique allows noninvasive measurements of cortical responses in the …