Coevolutionary transitions from antagonism to mutualism explained by the Co-Opted Antagonist Hypothesis

Christopher A. Johnson; Gordon P. Smith; Kelsey Yule; Goggy Davidowitz; Judith L. Bronstein; Régis Ferrière

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-23177-x

Nature Communications (May 2021)

Coevolutionary transitions from antagonism to mutualism explained by the Co-Opted Antagonist Hypothesis

Christopher A. Johnson,
Gordon P. Smith,
Kelsey Yule,
Goggy Davidowitz,
Judith L. Bronstein,
Régis Ferrière

Affiliations

Christopher A. Johnson: Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona
Gordon P. Smith: Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona
Kelsey Yule: Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona
Goggy Davidowitz: Dept. of Entomology, University of Arizona
Judith L. Bronstein: Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona
Régis Ferrière: Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23177-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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While there is strong evidence that many mutualisms evolved from antagonism, how or why remains unclear. A study combining theory and a data-based model sheds light on how mutualisms evolve without extremely tight host fidelity and how ecological context affects evolutionary outcomes and vice-versa.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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