The effects of host ecology and phylogeny on gut microbiota (non)parallelism across birds and mammals DOI Creative Commons
Andreas Härer, Diana J. Rennison

mSphere, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 8(6)

Опубликована: Дек. 1, 2023

What are the roles of determinism and contingency in evolution? The paleontologist evolutionary biologist Stephen J. Gould raised this question his famous thought experiment "replaying life's tape." Settings where independent lineages have repeatedly adapted to similar ecological niches (i.e., parallel evolution) well suited address question. Here, we quantified whether repeated shifts across 53 mammalian 50 avian host species associated with gut microbiota changes. Our results indicate that diet greater parallelism more deterministic). While further research will be necessary obtain a comprehensive picture circumstances under which deterministic changes might expected, our study can instrumental motivating use quantitative methods research. This, turn, help us better understand dynamics during adaptive evolution their hosts.

Язык: Английский

A test for microbiome-mediated rescue via host phenotypic plasticity in Daphnia DOI
René S. Shahmohamadloo,

Amir R. Gabidulin,

Ellie R. Andrews

и другие.

Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 292(2044)

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2025

Phenotypic plasticity is a primary mechanism by which organismal phenotypes shift in response to the environment. Host-associated microbiomes often change considerably environmental variation, and these shifts could facilitate host phenotypic plasticity, adaptation, or rescue populations from extinction. However, it unclear whether changes microbiome composition contribute limiting our knowledge of underlying mechanisms and, ultimately, fate inhabiting changing environments. In this study, we examined responses 20 genetically distinct Daphnia magna genotypes exposed non-toxic toxic diets containing Microcystis , cosmopolitan cyanobacterium common stressor for Daphnia. exhibited significant survival, reproduction population growth rates upon exposure . effects on were limited, with effect being differences abundance observed across five bacterial families. Moreover, there was no correlation between magnitude plasticity. Our results suggest that played negligible role driving microbiome-mediated rescue.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

0

Gut microbiota parallelism and divergence associated with colonisation of novel habitats DOI Creative Commons
Andreas Härer, Alexander Mauro, Telma G. Laurentino

и другие.

Molecular Ecology, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 32(20), С. 5661 - 5672

Опубликована: Сен. 16, 2023

An organism's gut microbiota can change in response to novel environmental conditions, particular when colonisation of new habitats is accompanied by shifts the host species' ecology. Here, we investigated three lizard species (A. inornata, H. maculata and S. cowlesi) from their ancestral-like habitat Chihuahuan desert two colonised with contrasting geological ecological compositions: White Sands Carrizozo lava flow. The lizards' environment both shape composition, but effects were overall stronger. Further, found evidence that same independent led parallel changes microbiota, whereas distinct environments divergence. Some associated diet (based on information previous studies), which congruent general observation trophic ecology has a strong effect composition. Our study provides insights into how accompanying affect composition diversity.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

4

A test for microbiome-mediated rescue via host phenotypic plasticity inDaphnia DOI Creative Commons
René S. Shahmohamadloo,

Amir R. Gabidulin,

Ellie R. Andrews

и другие.

Опубликована: Авг. 15, 2024

Abstract Phenotypic plasticity is a primary mechanism by which organismal phenotypes shift in response to the environment. Host-associated microbiomes often exhibit considerable shifts environmental variation and these could facilitate host phenotypic plasticity, adaptation, or rescue populations from extinction. However, it unclear how much microbiome composition contribute limiting our knowledge of underlying mechanisms and, ultimately, fate inhabiting changing environments. In this study, we examined responses 20 genetically distinct Daphnia magna clones exposed non-toxic toxic diets containing Microcystis , cosmopolitan cyanobacteria common stressor for Daphnia. exhibited significant survival, reproduction, population growth rates exposure. effects exposure on were limited, with effect being differences abundance observed across five bacterial families. Moreover, there was no correlation between magnitude plasticity. Our results suggest that played negligible role driving microbiome-mediated rescue. One sentence summary exhibits individual population-level stressor, yet are not correlated

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

1

Quantifying (non)parallelism of gut microbial community change using multivariate vector analysis DOI
Andreas Härer, Diana J. Rennison

Ecology and Evolution, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 12(12)

Опубликована: Дек. 1, 2022

Parallel evolution of phenotypic traits is regarded as strong evidence for natural selection and has been studied extensively in a variety taxa. However, we have limited knowledge whether parallel host organisms accompanied by changes their associated microbial communities (i.e., microbiotas), which are crucial hosts' ecology evolution. Determining the extent microbiota parallelism nature can improve our ability to identify factors that with (putatively adaptive) shifts communities. While it emphasized (non)parallel better considered quantitative continuum rather than binary phenomenon, approaches rarely used study parallelism. We advocate using multivariate vector analysis change analysis) quantify direction magnitude discuss applicability this approach studying parallelism, compiled an R package ('multivarvector'). exemplify its use reanalyzing gut data from multiple fish species exhibit trophic ecology. found results were largely consistent other statistical methods, estimates not affected taxonomic level at studied, might be stronger function compared composition. This provides analytical framework comparisons across lineages, thereby providing potential advance capacity predict changes. Hence, emphasize development application measures, such analysis, should further explored research order understand role dynamics during adaptive evolution, particularly settings

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

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The effects of host ecology and phylogeny on gut microbiota (non)parallelism across birds and mammals DOI Creative Commons
Andreas Härer, Diana J. Rennison

mSphere, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 8(6)

Опубликована: Дек. 1, 2023

What are the roles of determinism and contingency in evolution? The paleontologist evolutionary biologist Stephen J. Gould raised this question his famous thought experiment "replaying life's tape." Settings where independent lineages have repeatedly adapted to similar ecological niches (i.e., parallel evolution) well suited address question. Here, we quantified whether repeated shifts across 53 mammalian 50 avian host species associated with gut microbiota changes. Our results indicate that diet greater parallelism more deterministic). While further research will be necessary obtain a comprehensive picture circumstances under which deterministic changes might expected, our study can instrumental motivating use quantitative methods research. This, turn, help us better understand dynamics during adaptive evolution their hosts.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

2