Complete experimental data

[1] Sporulation data for the G_symbiont x G_pathogen experiment. Each line represents one aphid harboring a particular symbiont ("Symbiont_Genotype") infected with the fungal pathogen Pandora neoaphidis ("Fungal_Genotype"). A "0" indicates that the aphid did not produce a sporulating cadaver, a "1" indicates that the aphid sporulated. [2] Survival data from the same experiment (G_symbiont x G_pathogen) (control aphids only). The columns day and survival form the Surv object for survival analysis: status indicates the aphid was alive (0) or dead (1) on a given day. [3] Sporulation data for the G_symbiont x G_host experiment. Aphid genotype ("Host.Genotype") and symbiont genotype ("Symbiont.Genotype") are indicated. As above, each line represents an individual aphid, with a "0" indicating that the aphid did not produce a sporulating cadaver, a "1" indicating that the aphid sporulated

parasitoid reference records

A selection of 329 records relevant to the dataset from the parasitoid reference library

host reference sequences

A selection of 153 sequences relevant to the dataset from the Lepidoptera reference library

host reference records

A selection of 153 records relevant to the dataset from the Lepidoptera reference library

dataset sequences

All 322 sequences from the dataset

Injection_Experiment

The data file (in .csv format) contains 6 columns. The first column indicates which needle was used to inject symbionts (included as a random effect in the model). The second column indicates the genotype of the injected aphid (also included as a random effect). The third column shows which symbiont species (Regiella or Serratia) was injected into each aphid, and the fourth column gives the biotype of each aphid. The 5th column is the binary response variable that indicates whether an injected aphid's 10th offspring had a positive symbiont infection (as determined by PCR amplification). The 6th column is also a binary response variable indicating PCR amplification of the 10th offspring of a subset of aphids 3 generations after injection

Primary data from experiment 1 and 2

File contains primary data of aphid survival and sporulation in experiment 1 and 2, and also data on symbiont field frequency taken from Henry et al 2013 and used for correlation with data from experiment 1

NovotnyEtAl2011DryadData

This is the plant x herbivore data matrix for 38 woody plant species from a lowland rainforest in Papua New Guinea and their folivorous insect herbivores. The herbivores were sampled from 1,500 m2 of foliage area for each plant species. The matrix includes the number of individuals of each herbivore species on each plant species, except for singleton records (i.e., combinations of a particular herbivore species feeding on a particular plant species supported by only a single individual) which were excluded. All records in the matrix are feeding records, verified either by rearing of larvae or no-choice feeding experiments for adults. Each herbivore species is denoted by a species code, identified as far as possible, and assigned to its feeding guild. The number of individuals (ni.) and the number of host plant species (pi) are reported for each species. These are original data obtained by research in the field. This data set is associated with the paper Insects on Plants: Explaining the Paradox of Low Diversity within Specialist Herbivore Guilds by V. Novotny, S. E. Miller, J. Hrcek, L. Baje, Y. Basset, O. T. Lewis, A. J. A. Stewart and G. D. Weiblen published in the American Naturalist. This paper includes the definition of each herbivore guild, phylogeny of the plant species, and the information on the depositories of the plant and insect vouchers documenting the data

Comparison between insect host and endosymbiotic bacteria COI for 255 specimens. (nucleotide content and variability within and between each group).

<p>Comparison between insect host and endosymbiotic bacteria COI for 255 specimens. (nucleotide content and variability within and between each group).</p

Case studies of the frequency of bacterial COI and <i>wsp</i> recovered from whole genomic DNA extracts made from 10 insect families from two orders. [46],[47].

<p>Case studies of the frequency of bacterial COI and <i>wsp</i> recovered from whole genomic DNA extracts made from 10 insect families from two orders. <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0036514#pone.0036514-Smith6" target="_blank">[46]</a>,<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0036514#pone.0036514-Li1" target="_blank">[47]</a>.</p