Enforced specificity of an animal symbiosis
Julian M. Wagner, Jason H. Wong, Jocelyn G. Millar, Enes Haxhimali, Adrian Brückner, Thomas H. Naragon, James Q. Boedicker, Joseph Parker
This study investigates the sensory basis of symbiotic interactions between a rove beetle and its host ant, finding that specificity is enforced by physiological constraints and negative fitness interactions, not sensory tuning.
Current Biology · Dec 1, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology