Hiding in Plain Sight: Novel Observations of Plant Crypsis in a Well-Known Symbiotic System of a Hyperdiverse Tropical Forest
Gonzalo Francisco Rivas‐Torres, Froilan Macanilla Grefa, Selene Escobar
The paper documents a novel case of plant crypsis in devils gardens, showing that Palicourea alba mimics dead leaf litter to persist within ant-plant mutualisms.
bioRxiv · Jun 22, 2026 · PreprintEcology