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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Main Authors: Gael J. Kergoat, Fabien L. Condamine, Emmanuel F. A. Toussaint, Claire Capdevielle-Dulac, Anne-Laure Clamens, Jérôme Barbut, Paul Z. Goldstein, Bruno Le Ru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07537-8