Partner fidelity with root symbionts impacts plant performance in the face of changing above- and belowground community context
Anne M. McLeod, Daniel B. Stouffer, Jason M. Tylianakis, Warwick J. Allen, Lauren P. Waller, Ian A. Dickie, Hao Ran Lai, Bernat Bramon Mora, Jonathan D. Tonkin
The paper investigates how plant fidelity to root symbionts affects performance under changing community contexts, finding that fidelity to antagonists is stronger and mutualist fidelity impacts performance differently based on plant traits and herbivore presence.
bioRxiv · Jan 14, 2026 · PreprintEcology