Online now: Microbial contributions to host life history trade-offs
Microbial contributions to host life history trade-offsAll organisms must allocate finite resources among growth, maintenance, and reproduction, generating trade-offs that constrain adaptation. Host-associated microbiomes are dynamic resource engines capable of generating and reallocating energy and resources for their hosts. In doing so, we argue they may recalibrate the trade-offs fundamental to host life history evolution.dlvr.it