Recalibrated tree of leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) indicates independent diversification of angiosperms and their insect herbivores.

The great diversity of the "Phytophaga" (weevils, longhorn beetles and leaf beetles) has been attributed to their co-radiation with the angiosperms based on matching age estimates for both groups, but phylogenetic information and molecular clock calibrations remain insufficient for this co...

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Main Authors: Jesús Gómez-Zurita, Toby Hunt, Fatos Kopliku, Alfried P Vogler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-04-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1832224?pdf=render