Opposite macroevolutionary responses to environmental changes in grasses and insects during the Neogene grassland expansion
The expansion of grassland plant diversity is thought to have facilitated diversification of herbivorous insects. Here, the authors show opposing evolutionary dynamics in a clade of African grasses and associated stemborers, opposing the hypothesis about grasslands as a 'cradle' of herbivo...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2018-11-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07537-8 |