Rapid and independent evolution of ancestral and novel defenses in a genus of toxic plants (Erysimum, Brassicaceae)
T. Züst, S. R. Strickler, A. F. Powell, M. E. Mabry, H. An, M. Mirzaei, T. York, C. K. Holland, P. Kumar, M. Erb, G. Petschenka, J.-M. Gomez, F. Perfectti, C. Mueller, C. Pires, , G. Jander
The paper examines the evolution of chemical defenses in Erysimum plants, finding that ancestral and novel defenses evolved independently without trade-offs.
bioRxiv · Sep 8, 2019Plant Biology