Molecular phylogeny of bark and ambrosia beetles reveals multiple origins of fungus farming during periods of global warming
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Fungus farming is an unusual life style in insects that has evolved many times in the wood boring weevils named ‘ambrosia beetles’. Multiple occurrences of this behaviour allow for a detailed comparison of the different origins of fu...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/133 |