Olfactory-mediated host tracking and rapid local adaptation in a seed-feeding wasp
Xiaoxiao Chen, Yuanmeng Miles Zhang, Jingke Kuang, Yi Wang, Jialiang Li, Wenqian Hu, Senlin Yang, Wentao Wang, Hongliang Lü, Tao Li, Graham N. Stone, Kangshan Mao
This study shows that a seed-feeding wasp rapidly adapts to pre-existing host differentiation through olfactory-mediated host recognition, challenging the assumption of long-term codivergence.
bioRxiv · Oct 1, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology