Browsing School of Biological and Chemical Sciences by Subject "Symbiosis"

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    • Insect symbionts in food webs. 

      McLean, AHC; Parker, BJ; Hrček, J; Henry, LM; Godfray, HCJ (2016-09-05)
      Recent research has shown that the bacterial endosymbionts of insects are abundant and diverse, and that they have numerous different effects on their hosts' biology. Here we explore how insect endosymbionts might affect ...

    • Symbiont interactions with non-native hosts limit the formation of new symbioses. 

      Niepoth, N; Ellers, J; Henry, LM (2018-03-12)
      BACKGROUND: Facultative symbionts are common in eukaryotes and can provide their hosts with significant fitness benefits. Despite the advantage of carrying these microbes, they are typically only found in a fraction of the ...