How come beetles are so speciose? And did their symbionts play a role in their diversification and ecological radiations? Knowable Magazine covers these questions and our recent work on beetle-microbe symbioses.
New publication: Paleocene origin of a digestive symbiosis
What can we learn from timing the onset of symbiosis? And how does symbiont acquisition and molecular evolution shape host adaptation and diversification?
We ask these questions of leaf beetles in our latest, led by Marleny Garcia-Lozano, and out today in Current Biology!
Toasting twice
Congratulations to Marleny & Inès on their recent manuscript acceptances. Two excellent occasions for a toast!
New lab member: Aftab Ayas
Aftab Ayas joins the group as an IMPRS Graduate Research Fellow. Previously, Aftab trained with Martin Kaltenpoth and Aurelien Vigneron. Welcome, Aftab!
