Leveraging biological complexity to predict patch occupancy in a recent host range expansion
M. Forister, C. Philbin, Z. Marion, C. A. Buerkle, C. Dodson, J. Fordyce, G. Forister, S. Lebeis, L. Lucas, C. Nice, Z. Gompert
The paper predicts the colonization of alfalfa by the Melissa blue butterfly using biotic and abiotic factors, showing metabolomic variation and species interactions are key.
bioRxiv · Apr 29, 2020 · PreprintEcology