ReviewmBio2016
Speciation by Symbiosis: the Microbiome and Behavior.
Review in mBio, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 76 papers.
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76 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Consistent, Scale-Dependent Differences in the Biogeography of Host-Associated and Free-Living Microbiomes Across Systems.Molecular ecology · 2026Article
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- Differential gene expression in Chorthippus parallelus (Zetterstedt, 1821) (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Gomphocerinae) induced by Wolbachia infection.Insect science · 2025Article
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- Wild Avian Gut Microbiome at a Small Spatial Scale: A Study from a Mediterranean Island Population ofAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- On Holobionts, Holospecies, and Holoniches: the Role of Microbial Symbioses in Ecology and Evolution.Microbial ecology · 2023Review
- Quantification of the capacity of vibrio fischeri to establish symbiosis with Euprymna scolopes.PloS one · 2023Article
- Fecal and oral microbiome analysis of snakes from China reveals a novel natural emerging disease reservoir.Frontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
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- Characterization of the bacterial microbiota in different gut and oral compartments of splendid japalure (Japalura sensu lato).BMC veterinary research · 2022Article
- Testing the potential contribution of Wolbachia to speciation when cytoplasmic incompatibility becomes associated with host-related reproductive isolation.Molecular ecology · 2022Article
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- Sex-basedGigaByte (Hong Kong, China) · 2022Article
- Interspecific Neighbor Stimulates Peanut Growth Through Modulating Root Endophytic Microbial Community Construction.Frontiers in plant science · 2022Article
- Gut Microbiota Linked with Reduced Fear of Humans in Red Junglefowl Has Implications for Early Domestication.Advanced genetics (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2021Article
16 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Species are fundamental units of comparison in biology. The newly discovered importance and ubiquity of host-associated microorganisms are now stimulating work on the roles that microbes can play in animal speciation. We previously synthesized the literature and advanced concepts of speciation by symbiosis with notable attention to hybrid sterility and lethality. Here, we review recent studies and relevant data on microbes as players in host behavior and behavioral isolation, emphasizing the patterns seen in these analyses and highlighting areas worthy of additional exploration. We conclude that the role of microbial symbionts in behavior and speciation is gaining exciting traction and that the holobiont and hologenome concepts afford an evolving intellectual framework to promote research and intellectual exchange between disciplines such as behavior, microbiology, genetics, symbiosis, and speciation. Given the increasing centrality of microbiology in macroscopic life, microbial symbiosis is arguably the most neglected aspect of animal and plant speciation, and studying it should yield a better understanding of the origin of species.
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