Recent advances in the field of wild avian microbiome research have significantly deepened our understanding of the eco-evolutionary dynamics of bird–microbe interactions. Consequently, the field is ...

Termites detect and selectively respond to the presence of weedy fungi, and burying behavior is more pronounced in the presence of Termitomyces (crop fungi), suggesting a context-dependent perception...

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have discovered that moss acts as a natural trap for environmental DNA. This discovery opens the door to using moss as a simple, gentle and inexpensive meth...

This coming weekend Kasun Bodawatta, Luka Civa, + Kajsa Roslund and Csenge Nagy from VOLT - Center for Volatile Interactions will be at the Royal Danish Academy to talk about "Hidden Fungal diversity ...

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Explore bark and ambrosia beetles, and connect with the UF Forest Entomology Lab.

Background Animal bacterial symbionts are established early in life, either through vertical transmission and/or by horizontal transmission from both the physical and the social environment, such as d...

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Fungus-farming termite colonies host members of the genus Xylaria as stow-away fungi that emerge from deteriorating fungal gardens (combs) or dying te…