Species introduction shifts a trait's function from mutualism to antagonism: elaiosomes in a myrmecochory cold spot

Placing traits into novel evolutionary contexts may profoundly alter their functional roles. Here, we investigated whether the elaiosome, a lipid‐rich appendage located on seeds, retained its role as a seed dispersal trait promoting mutualisms with insectivorous ants following human‐mediated introdu...

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