Diversity begets diversity: host expansions and the diversification of plant-feeding insects

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Plant-feeding insects make up a large part of earth's total biodiversity. While it has been shown that herbivory has repeatedly led to increased diversification rates in insects, there has been no compelling explanation for how...

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Main Authors: Nylin Sören, Janz Niklas, Wahlberg Niklas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-01-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/6/4