The animal gut microbiome has been implicated in a number of key biological processes,
ranging from digestion to behaviour, and has also been suggested to facilitate local adaptation…

Humans were once considered unique in having a concept of death but a growing number
of observations of animal responses to dying and dead conspecifics suggests otherwise. …

We visited 14 Bambuti/Batwa villages during our one and half week stay in the Democratic
republic of Congo (DRC) and Burundi. We saw how these indigenous people–who for …

Over the past decade Ebola hemorrhagic fever has emerged repeatedly in Gabon and Congo,
causing numerous human outbreaks and massive die‐offs of gorillas and chimpanzees. …

Background The rhizosheath, a cohesive soil layer firmly adhering to plant roots, plays a
vital role in facilitating water and mineral uptake. In pearl millet, rhizosheath formation is …

… between urban and rural forests). I found both (1) urban soil microbiota and (2) urban rodent
… This thesis summarises the effects of the urban environment on microbial communities in …