In their sister's footsteps: Taxonomic divergence obscures substantial functional overlap among the metabolically diverse symbiotic gut communities of adult and larval turtle ants
B. Bechade, Y. Hu, J. G. Sanders, C. S. Cabuslay, P. Łukasik, B. R. Williams, V. J. Fiers, R. Lu, J. T. Wertz, J. A. Russell
This study compares the metabolic capabilities of gut symbionts in turtle ant larvae and adults, revealing functional overlap despite taxonomic divergence.
bioRxiv · Sep 8, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology