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2023
Symbioses shape feeding niches and diversification across insects. Nature Ecology & Evolution
Alternative stable states, nonlinear behavior, and predictability of microbiome dynamics. Microbiome
The evolution of plant cultivation by ants. Trends in Plant Science
2022
Rewilding plant microbiomes. Science
Defending Earth’s terrestrial microbiome. Nature Microbiology
Decreasing relatedness among mycorrhizal fungi in a shared plant network increases fungal network size but not plant benefit. Ecology Letters
Evolution of manipulative microbial behaviors in the rhizosphere. Evolutionary Applications
2021
Fluorescent nanoparticles as tools in ecology and physiology. Biological Reviews
Quantifying nutrient trade in the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis under extreme weather events using quantum-dot tagged phosphorus. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
2020
Mycorrhizal fungi control value of phosphorus in trade symbiosis with host roots when exposed to abrupt ‘crashes’ and ‘booms’ of resource availability. New Phytologist
Compartmentalization drives the evolution of symbiotic cooperation Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society
Parallel evolution in the integration of a co-obligate aphid symbiosis Current Biology
The evolution of mutualistic dependence Annual Review Ecology, Evolution & Systematics
The non-legume Parasponia andersonii mediates the fitness of nitrogen-fixing rhizobial symbionts under high nitrogen conditions Frontiers in Plant Science
Tetranychus evansi spider mite populations suppress tomato defences to varying degrees. Ecology & Evolution
Tradeoffs in the evolution of plant farming by ants Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Finding fungal ecological strategies: Is recycling an option? Fungal Ecology
2019
Evolutionary maintenance of genomic diversity within arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi Ecology & Evolution.
Mycorrhizal Fungi Respond to Resource Inequality by Moving Phosphorus from Rich to Poor Patches across Networks Current Biology.
The Impact of Mutualisms on Species Richness. Trends in Ecology & Evolution.
2018
Mycorrhizal Markets, Firms, and Co-ops. Trends in Ecology & Evolution.
Core microbiomes for sustainable agroecosystems. Nature Plants.
Symbiont switching and alternative resource acquisition strategies drive mutualism breakdown. PNAS.
Can social partnerships influence the microbiome? Insights from ant farmers and their trophobiont mutualists. Molecular Ecology.
Tracking plant preference for higher-quality mycorrhizal symbionts under varying CO2 conditions over multiple generations. Ecology & Evolution.
2017
Build your own soil: exploring microfluidics to create microbial habitat structures. The ISME Journal.
The evolution of host-symbiont dependence. Nature Communications.
2016
Signals and cues in the evolution of plant–microbe communication. Current Opinion in Plant Biology.
Misconceptions on the application of biological market theory to the mycorrhizal symbiosis: Letter to editor. Nature Plants.
Restricting mutualistic partners to enforce trade reliance. Nature Communications.
Evolution: Welcome to Symbiont Prison. Current Biology.
Long-term agricultural management maximizing hay production can significantly reduce belowground C storage. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment.
2015
Evolving new organisms via symbiosis. Science.
Major evolutionary transitions in individuality. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Evolutionary signals of symbiotic persistence in the legume–rhizobia mutualism. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Host plant quality mediates competition between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Fungal Ecology.
Using hybrid automata modelling to study phenotypic plasticity and allocation strategies in the plant mycorrhizal mutualism. Ecological Modelling.
2014
Host diversity affects the abundance of the extraradical arbuscular mycorrhizal network. New Phytologist.
Order of arrival structures arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization of plants. New Phytologist.
Partner selection in the mycorrhizal mutualism. New Phytologist.
Parasponia: a novel system for studying mutualism stability. Trends in Plant Science.
A biological market analysis of the plant-mycorrhizal symbiosis. Evolution.
A single evolutionary innovation drives the deep evolution of symbiotic N2-fixation in angiosperms. Nature Communications.
The danger of mycorrhizal traps? New Phytologist.
Fungal nutrient allocation in common mycorrhizal networks is regulated by the carbon source strength of individual host plants. New Phytologist.
Inclusive Fitness in Agriculture. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.
The Evolution of Microbial Markets. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
A phenotypic plasticity framework for assessing intraspecific variation in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal traits. Journal of Ecology.
2013
Predicting community and ecosystem outcomes of mycorrhizal responses to global change. Ecology Letters.
Context-dependency of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on plant-insect interactions in an agroecosystem. Frontiers in Plant Science.
Linking agricultural practices, mycorrhizal fungi, and traits mediating plant-insect interactions. Ecological Applications.
Intense competition between arbuscular mycorrhizal mutualists in an in vitro root microbiome negatively affects total fungal abundance. Molecular Ecology.
Friends in Fungi. Letter to Editor. Science.
Single-strain inoculation may create spurious correlations between legume fitness and rhizobial fitness. New Phytologist.
2012
The role of carbon in fungal nutrient uptake and transport: implications for resource exchange in the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis. Plant Signaling & Behavior .
Mycorrhizal fungal establishment in agricultural soils: factors determining inoculation success. New Phytologist.
Testing potential effects of maize expressing the bacillus thuringiensis Cry1AB endotoxin (Bt Maize) on mycorrhizal fungal communities via DNA- and RNA-based molecular fingerprinting. Applied and Environmental Microbiology..
PHYMYCO-DB : a curated database for analyses of fungal diversity and evolution. PLoS one.
Ecological interactions drive evolutionary loss of traits. Ecology Letters.
Herbivory reduces plant interactions with above- and belowground antagonists and mutualists. Ecology.
Carbon availability triggers fungal nitrogen uptake and transport in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Spatial structure and cooperation: Theory and an empirical test using the mycorrhizal mutualism. American Naturalist.
2011
Agricultural microbial resources: private property or global commons? Nature Biotechnology.
The biological reality of host sanctions and partner fidelity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Provision of contrasting ecosystem services by soil communities from different agricultural fields. Plant and Soil.
Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality. Nature.
Life histories of symbiotic rhizobia and mycorrhizal fungi. Current Biology.
Reciprocal rewards stabilize cooperation in the mycorrhizal symbiosis. Science. F1000
2010
Adapt or disperse: understanding species persistence in a changing world. Global Change Biology.
Manipulating the jasmonate response: How do methyl jasmonate additions mediate characteristics of aboveground and belowground mutualisms? Functional Ecology.
Selective flower abortion maintains moth cooperation in a newly discovered pollination mutualism. Ecology Letters.
Evolutionary processes drive mycorrhizal functional diversity in agricultural systems. Evolutionary Applications.
Synergy of multiple partners, including freeloaders, increases host fitness in multispecies mutualism. Proceedings of the National Academy Sciences USA. F1000
Mutualisms in a changing world: an evolutionary perspective. Ecology Letters. F1000 F1000
2009
The Role of Mutualisms in Community Organization. In: Community Ecology, Processes, Models and Applications. Oxford University Press
Controlling the reproductive fate of rhizobia: how universal are legume sanctions? New Phytologist.
Emerging Conflicts between Biodiversity Conservation Laws and Scientific Research: the Case of the Czech Entomologists in India. Conservation Biology.
What is an Organism? Current Biology.
2008
Historical Analysis of the Effectiveness of AKST Systems in Promoting Innovation. In: International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development. Island Press, Washington, DC
Maintaining cooperation in the legume- rhizobia symbiosis: identifying selection pressures and mechanisms. In: Nitrogen-fixing Leguminous Symbioses. Springer
Host Sanctions, Cooperation, and the Stability of Plant-Rhizosphere Mutualisms. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics.
Agriculture at a crossroads. Science.
2007
Human selection and the relaxation of legume defences against ineffective rhizobia. Proceedings of the Royal Society Series Biological Sciences, 274.
2005
Evolutionary stability of Rhizobium mutualism depends on legume host sanctions. In: Biological Nitrogen Fixation, Sustainable Agriculture, and the Environment. Springer
Sustainable crop nutrition: constraints and opportunities. In: Plant Nutritional Genomics. Blackwell
2004
Lifestyle alternatives for rhizobia: mutualism, parasitism, and forgoing symbiosis. FEMS Microbiology Letters.
Why are most rhizobia beneficial to their host plants, rather than parasitic? Microbes & Infection.
2003
Darwinian Agriculture: When can humans find solutions beyond the reach of natural selection? Quarterly Review of Biology.
2002
Sanctions and Mutualism Stability: When should less beneficial mutualists be tolerated? Journal of Evolutionary Biology.
Sanctions and Mutualism Stability: Why do rhizobia fix nitrogen?Proceedings of the Royal Society Series Biological Sciences.
Mediating Mutualisms: the influence of farm management practices on the evolutionary maintenance of symbiont cooperation. Journal of Applied Ecology.