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Mechanisms structuring host–parasitoid networks in a global warming context: a review by Thierry, Mélanie, Hrček, Jan, Lewis, Owen T.

“…1. In natural communities, multiple host and parasitoid species are linked to form complex networks of trophic and non‐trophic interactions. Understanding how…”
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What do molecular methods bring to host–parasitoid food webs? by Hrček, Jan, Godfray, H. Charles J

“…Highlights • Quantitative host–parasitoid food webs are excellent tools to reveal patterns and generate hypotheses in community ecology. • The application of…”
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The presence of multiple parasitoids decreases host survival under warming, but parasitoid performance also decreases by Thierry, Mélanie, Pardikes, Nicholas A, Rosenbaum, Benjamin, Ximénez-Embún, Miguel G, Hrček, Jan

“…Current global changes are reshaping ecological communities and modifying environmental conditions. We need to recognize the combined impact of these biotic…”
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Environment and space drive the community assembly of Atlantic European grasslands: Insights from multiple facets by Mugnai, Michele, Trindade, Diego P. F., Thierry, Mélanie, Kaushik, Krishan, Hrček, Jan, Götzenberger, Lars

“…Aim Ecological communities are assembled by regional and local processes. These processes select species through their traits, which are tied to species'…”
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Genotype specificity among hosts, pathogens, and beneficial microbes influences the strength of symbiont-mediated protection by Parker, Benjamin J., Hrček, Jan, McLean, Ailsa H. C., Godfray, H. Charles J.

“…The microbial symbionts of eukaryotes influence disease resistance in many host-parasite systems. Symbionts show substantial variation in both genotype and…”
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Molecular analyses reveal consistent food web structure with elevation in rainforest Drosophila – parasitoid communities by Jeffs, Christopher T., Terry, J. Christopher D., Higgie, Megan, Jandová, Anna, Konvičková, Hana, Brown, Joel J., Lue, Chia Hua, Schiffer, Michele, O'Brien, Eleanor K., Bridle, Jon, Hrček, Jan, Lewis, Owen T.

“…The analysis of interaction networks across spatial environmental gradients is a powerful approach to investigate the responses of communities to global…”
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Intraspecific variation in symbiont density in an insect–microbe symbiosis by Parker, Benjamin J., Hrček, Jan, McLean, Ailsa H. C., Brisson, Jennifer A., Godfray, H. Charles J.

“…Many insects host vertically transmitted microbes, which can confer benefits to their hosts but are costly to maintain and regulate. A key feature of these…”
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Microbiome Structure of a Wild Drosophila Community along Tropical Elevational Gradients and Comparison to Laboratory Lines by Brown, Joel J, Jandová, Anna, Jeffs, Christopher T, Higgie, Megan, Nováková, Eva, Lewis, Owen T, Hrček, Jan

“…Variation along environmental gradients in host-associated microbial communities is not well understood compared to free-living microbial communities. Because…”
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Multiple parasitoid species enhance top‐down control, but parasitoid performance is context dependent by Thierry, Mélanie, Pardikes, Nicholas A., Ximénez‐Embún, Miguel G., Proudhom, Grégoire, Hrček, Jan

“…Ecological communities are composed of many species, forming complex networks of interactions. Current environmental changes are altering the structure and…”
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Consequences of symbiont co-infections for insect host phenotypes by McLean, Ailsa H. C., Parker, Benjamin J., Hrček, Jan, Kavanagh, James C., Wellham, Peter A. D., Godfray, H. Charles J.

“…1. Most animals host communities of symbiotic bacteria. In insects, these symbionts may have particularly intimate interactions with their hosts: many are…”
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Long‐term effects of meadow management on seed bank diversity and composition by Hábenczyus, Alida A., Weiterová, Iva, Foremnik, Kacper, Jakob, Aljaž, Khopkar, Siddharth, Kumar, Agnishikhe, Lazăr, Anamaria, Paganeli, Bruno, Samraoui, Kenz Raouf, Sidwell, Jeni, Hrček, Jan, Lepš, Jan, Segrestin, Jules

“…Aims Oligotrophic grasslands are habitats that host among the most diverse plant communities in Europe. Altering management regimes by either intensifying or…”
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A novel method to predict dark diversity using unconstrained ordination analysis by Brown, Joel J., Mennicken, Sophie, Massante, Jhonny C., Dijoux, Samuel, Telea, Alexandra, Benedek, Ana M., Götzenberger, Lars, Májeková, Maria, Lepš, Jan, Šmilauer, Petr, Hrček, Jan, de Bello, Francesco, Zobel, Martin

“…Questions Species pools are the product of complex ecological and evolutionary mechanisms, operating over a range of spatial scales. Here, we focus on species…”
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Wolbachia and DNA barcoding insects: patterns, potential, and problems by Smith, M Alex, Bertrand, Claudia, Crosby, Kate, Eveleigh, Eldon S, Fernandez-Triana, Jose, Fisher, Brian L, Gibbs, Jason, Hajibabaei, Mehrdad, Hallwachs, Winnie, Hind, Katharine, Hrcek, Jan, Huang, Da-Wei, Janda, Milan, Janzen, Daniel H, Li, Yanwei, Miller, Scott E, Packer, Laurence, Quicke, Donald, Ratnasingham, Sujeevan, Rodriguez, Josephine, Rougerie, Rodolphe, Shaw, Mark R, Sheffield, Cory, Stahlhut, Julie K, Steinke, Dirk, Whitfield, James, Wood, Monty, Zhou, Xin

“…Wolbachia is a genus of bacterial endosymbionts that impacts the breeding systems of their hosts. Wolbachia can confuse the patterns of mitochondrial…”
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Hosts do not simply outsource pathogen resistance to protective symbionts by Hrček, Jan, Parker, Benjamin J., McLean, Ailsa H.C., Simon, Jean-Christophe, Mann, Ciara M., Godfray, H. Charles J.

“…Microbial symbionts commonly protect their hosts from natural enemies, but it is unclear how protective symbionts influence the evolution of host immunity to…”
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Insects on Plants: Explaining the Paradox of Low Diversity within Specialist Herbivore Guilds by Novotny, Vojtech, Miller, Scott E., Hrcek, Jan, Baje, Leontine, Basset, Yves, Lewis, Owen T., Stewart, Alan J. A., Weiblen, George D.

“…Classical niche theory explains the coexistence of species through their exploitation of different resources. Assemblages of herbivores coexisting on a…”
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Insect herbivores drive the loss of unique chemical defense in willows by Volf, Martin, Julkunen-Tiitto, Riitta, Hrcek, Jan, Novotny, Vojtech

“…Throughout the course of their evolution, plants have acquired a wide range of chemical and mechanical defenses to protect against herbivores. Ehrlich &…”
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Symbionts modify interactions between insects and natural enemies in the field by Hrček, Jan, McLean, Ailsa H. C., Godfray, H. Charles J.

“…1. Eukaryotes commonly host communities of heritable symbiotic bacteria, many of which are not essential for their hosts' survival and reproduction. There is…”
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Insect symbionts in food webs by McLean, Ailsa H. C., Parker, Benjamin J., Hrček, Jan, Henry, Lee M., Godfray, H. Charles J.

“…Recent research has shown that the bacterial endosymbionts of insects are abundant and diverse, and that they have numerous different effects on their hosts'…”
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Performance of DNA metabarcoding, standard barcoding, and morphological approach in the identification of host-parasitoid interactions by Šigut, Martin, Kostovčík, Martin, Šigutová, Hana, Hulcr, Jiří, Drozd, Pavel, Hrček, Jan

“…Understanding interactions between herbivores and parasitoids is essential for successful biodiversity protection and monitoring and for biological pest…”
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Metacommunity theory for transmission of heritable symbionts within insect communities by Brown, Joel J., Mihaljevic, Joseph R., Des Marteaux, Lauren, Hrček, Jan

“…Microbial organisms are ubiquitous in nature and often form communities closely associated with their host, referred to as the microbiome. The microbiome has…”
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