Anthropogenic effects, not climatic, shaped Holocene population expansion of an insular bee fauna
Patricia S. Slattery, James B. Dorey, Bruno A. Buzatto, Mark I. Stevens, Michael S. Y. Lee, Michael P. Schwarz
The paper investigates the impact of human activity versus climate change on bee population expansion in Fiji, finding that human occupation, not climate, drove population growth in lowland species.
bioRxiv · Jul 3, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology