Divergence rates of subviral pathogens of angiosperms abruptly decreased at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary
Biogeographic distribution of infected plants and the continental drift theory allow a tentative time calibration of the phylogenetic tree of Pospiviroidae. Hypothetically, viroids evolved in the late Early Cretaceous shortly after the appearance of angiosperms, which constitute their only known hos...
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| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2019-05-01
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| Series: | Rethinking Ecology |
| Online Access: | https://rethinkingecology.pensoft.net/article/33014/download/pdf/ |