Adaptation by natural selection depends on the rates, effects and interactions of many
mutations, making it difficult to determine what proportion of mutations in an evolving lineage are …

Mutations are the ultimate source of heritable variation for evolution. Understanding how
mutation rates themselves evolve is thus essential for quantitatively understanding many …

The quantification of spontaneous mutation rates is crucial for a mechanistic understanding
of the evolutionary process. In bacteria, traditional estimates using experimental or …

Generalist bacterial predators are likely to strongly shape many important ecological and
evolutionary features of microbial communities, for example by altering the character and pace …

Diverse forms of kin discrimination, broadly defined as alteration of social behavior as a
function of genetic relatedness among interactants, are common among social organisms from …

Probably half of all animal species exhibit a parasitic lifestyle and numerous parasites have
recently expanded their distribution and host ranges due to anthropogenic activities. Here, …

The bacterium Myxococcus xanthus glides through soil in search of prey microbes, but when
food sources run out, cells cooperatively construct and sporulate within multicellular fruiting …

Bacteriophages have been used as molecular tools in fundamental biology investigations for
decades. Beyond this, however, they play a crucial role in the eco-evolutionary dynamics of …

The composition of cooperative systems, including animal societies, organismal bodies, and
microbial groups, reflects their past and shapes their future evolution. However, genomic …

The nematode Anguillicoloides crassus is one of the many threats hanging over anguillid
eels, now known to infect six Anguilla species worldwide. It was first described in Japan, in …