A tree of leaves: Phylogeny and historical biogeography of the leaf insects (Phasmatodea: Phylliidae)
Bank et al. investigate the phylogenetic relationships of all major lineages of leaf insects, identify 15 to 20 putatively new species, and show these insects likely originated in the Australasian/Pacific region with dispersal to the mainland. This phylogenetic work is the first to include all major...
Main Authors: | Sarah Bank, Royce T. Cumming, Yunchang Li, Katharina Henze, Stéphane Le Tirant, Sven Bradler |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-08-01
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Series: | Communications Biology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02436-z |
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