Evidence for convergent evolution of host parasitic manipulation in response to environmental conditions
R. G. Loreto, J. P. M. Araujo, R. M. Kepler, K. R. Fleming, C. S. Moreau, D. P. Hughes
The paper shows that parasitic fungi manipulate ants to bite twigs in temperate forests due to environmental conditions, indicating convergent evolution of host behavior.
bioRxiv · Nov 14, 2017Evolutionary Biology