Phylogenomics of Tetraopes longhorn beetles unravels their evolutionary history and biogeographic origins

Abstract Tetraopes longhorn beetles are known for their resistance to milkweed plant toxins and their coevolutionary dynamics with milkweed plants (Asclepias). This association is considered a textbook example of coevolution, in which each species of Tetraopes is specialized to feed on one or a few...

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Main Authors: Nayeli Gutiérrez-Trejo, Matthew H. Van Dam, Athena W. Lam, Gonzalo Martínez-Herrera, Felipe A. Noguera, Thomas Weissling, Jessica L. Ware, Víctor H. Toledo-Hernández, Frederick W. Skillman Jr., Brian D. Farrell, Oscar Pérez-Flores, Lorenzo Prendini, James M. Carpenter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-57827-z