Hybridisation and herbivory fuel Amazonian tree radiations
Rowan Schley, Alex D. Twyford, María‐José Endara, Dale L. Forrister, Akira Sato, Carlos Reynel, James A. Nicholls, Graham N. Stone, Mark Blaxter, Meng Lu, Flávia Fonseca Pezzini, Caroline Howard, Thomas C. Mathers, Shane McCarthy, johnathan Wood, , R. Toby Pennington
This study shows hybridisation enables Amazonian trees to rapidly evolve chemical defences against herbivores, driving diversification in response to shifting herbivore communities.
bioRxiv · Jun 20, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology