A new approach to integrate phylogenetic structure and partner availability to study biotic specialization in ecological networks
C. J. Pardo-De la Hoz, I. D. Medeiros, J. P. Gibert, P.-L. Chagnon, N. Magain, J. Miadlikowska, F. Lutzoni
The paper develops a method to quantify phylogenetic structure in ecological networks by accounting for partner availability, revealing that many taxa interact with phylogenetically random partners.
bioRxiv · Aug 4, 2021 · PreprintEcology