The evolutionary ecology of cheating: does preadaptation facilitate the evolution of a cheater yucca moth? Ecol. Entomol. 33, 765-770.Segraves, K. A., D. M. Althoff, and O. Pellmyr. 2008. The evolutionary ecolog
Mutualistic interactions can be exploited by cheaters that take the rewards offered by mutualists without providing services in return. The evolution of cheater species from mutualist ancestors is thought to be possible under particular ecological conditions. Here we provide a test of the first explicit...