Economic principles can be applied to biological life to understand how resource allocation strategies maximise evolutionary fitness. This approach has been developed in plants under the global leaf e
The composition and diversity of animal microbiomes are impacted by a variety of factors, including the environment, behavior, and phylogeny. Uncovering which factors impact animal microbiomes is impo
The evolution of cooperation requires more benefits of group living than solitary lifestyle. However, to some degree, our understanding about the benefits is hindered by abstract debates over theoreti
The occurrence of multiple reproductives within an ant colony changes the balance between indirect fitness benefits and reproductive competition. We test whether the number of matings by an ant queen
