The evolution of realized niches within freshwater Synechococcus
N. Tromas, Z. E. Taranu, M. Castelli, J. S. M. Pimentel, D. A. Pereira, R. Marcoz, B. J. Shapiro, A. Giani
This study investigates how closely-related Synechococcus taxa share similar ecological niches in freshwater environments, finding that co-occurrence patterns suggest phylogenetic conservation of realized niches over evolutionary time.
bioRxiv · Jan 31, 2020Ecology