Plant–insect interactions from Middle Triassic (late Ladinian) of Monte Agnello (Dolomites, N-Italy)—initial pattern and response to abiotic environmental perturbations

The Paleozoic–Mesozoic transition is characterized by the most massive extinction of the Phanerozoic. Nevertheless, an impressive adaptive radiation of herbivorous insects occurred on gymnosperm-dominated floras not earlier than during the Middle to Late Triassic, penecontemporaneous with similar ev...

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Main Authors: Torsten Wappler, Evelyn Kustatscher, Elio Dellantonio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2015-04-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/921.pdf