Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Why woodiness repeatedly evolves--and disappears
Kasper P. Hendriks, Ihsan Ali Al-Shehbaz, Dmitry A. German…·Frederic Lens
The paper investigates the evolution and reversal of woodiness in flowering plants, finding that drought supports persistence while reduced frost drives gains and increased frost leads to loss.
DOI 10.64898/2026.09.04.749323