C4 photosynthesis promoted species diversification during the Miocene grassland expansion.

Identifying how organismal attributes and environmental change affect lineage diversification is essential to our understanding of biodiversity. With the largest phylogeny yet compiled for grasses, we present an example of a key physiological innovation that promoted high diversification rates. C4 p...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth L Spriggs, Pascal-Antoine Christin, Erika J Edwards
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4023962?pdf=render