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Collaborative Research: Developing a new framework to understand the evolution of speciali — NSF Award to Texas A&M University Cor

A stressful environment presents major challenges to organisms, including imposing new and potentially more requirements for them to survive. Partnerships between two different organisms, such as the mutualistic associations between a plant and soil fungi, can determine how they respond to, and thrive under the new env

Award titleCollaborative Research: Developing a new framework to understand the evolution of speciali
Award ID2520650
AwardeeTexas A&M University Corpus Christi
CityCORPUS CHRISTI
StateTX
Amount obligated$234,897
Principal investigatorCandice Lumibao
ProgramORCC-Organism Resp Clim Change
Start date10/15/2025
AbstractA stressful environment presents major challenges to organisms, including imposing new and potentially more requirements for them to survive. Partnerships between two different organisms, such as the mutualistic associations between a plant and soil fungi, can determine how they respond to, and thrive under the new environment. However, the status of these associations can change, for example, from beneficial (both partners exchange benefits) to neutral (no benefits or harm) or harmful (one part
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