Discussion: Singer & Parmesan

After our class discussion, you should respond to at least two other student’s posts within a week.

Reference: Singer, M. C., and C. Parmesan. 2018. Lethal trap created by adaptive evolutionary response to an exotic resource. Nature 557:238–241.

Explain how the butterflies switching to Plantago as a host and an area of oviposition, was beneficial for their survival, and how in contrary it led to extinction with the environment change.