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X Demographics
Mendeley readers
| Title |
Q&A: Friends (but sometimes foes) within: the complex evolutionary ecology of symbioses between host and microbes
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| Published in |
BMC Biology, December 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12915-017-0455-6 |
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| Authors |
Nicole Gerardo, Gregory Hurst |
| Abstract |
Over the past decade, there has been a pronounced shift in the study of host-microbe associations, with recognition that many of these associations are beneficial, and often critical, for a diverse array of hosts. There may also be pronounced benefits for the microbes, though this is less well empirically understood. Significant progress has been made in understanding how ecology and evolution shape simple associations between hosts and one or a few microbial species, and this work can serve as a foundation to study the ecology and evolution of host associations with their often complex microbial communities (microbiomes). |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 21 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 24% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 10% |
| Canada | 1 | 5% |
| France | 1 | 5% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 5% |
| Australia | 1 | 5% |
| Germany | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 9 | 43% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 16 | 76% |
| Members of the public | 4 | 19% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 81 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 81 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 26% |
| Researcher | 15 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 12 | 15% |
| Unknown | 12 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 38 | 47% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 10 | 12% |
| Environmental Science | 6 | 7% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 5% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 6 | 7% |
| Unknown | 14 | 17% |