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Austen Apigo

University of California, Santa BarbaraORCID 0000-0002-2525-0394Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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José Rubén MontesiD· 1 shared Luis Carlos MejíaiD· 1 shared Rafael B. P. PinheiroiD· 1 shared Rodolfo Salas‐LizanaiD· 1 shared Ryoko OonoiD· 1 shared

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Specialization between foliar fungal endophyte and plant communities decreases toward the tropics

Austen Apigo, Rodolfo Salas‐Lizana, José Rubén Montes, Rafael B. P. Pinheiro, Luis Carlos Mejía, Ryoko Oono

This study finds that foliar fungal endophytes and plants form fewer specialized associations toward the tropics, contradicting the latitudinal specialization gradient hypothesis.

bioRxiv · Oct 9, 2026 · PreprintEcology