The Angiosperm Terrestrial Revolution and the origins of modern biodiversity
Biodiversity today has the unusual property that 85% of plant and animal species live on
land rather than in the sea, and half of these live in tropical rainforests. An explosive boost to …
land rather than in the sea, and half of these live in tropical rainforests. An explosive boost to …
Plant–soil interactions maintain biodiversity and functions of tropical forest ecosystems
Tropical forests are characterized by high biodiversity and aboveground biomass growing
on strongly weathered soils. However, the distribution of plant species and soils are highly …
on strongly weathered soils. However, the distribution of plant species and soils are highly …
Integrated phylogenomics and fossil data illuminate the evolution of beetles
Beetles constitute the most biodiverse animal order with over 380 000 described species
and possibly several million more yet unnamed. Recent phylogenomic studies have arrived …
and possibly several million more yet unnamed. Recent phylogenomic studies have arrived …
Evolutionary history of Coleoptera revealed by extensive sampling of genes and species
Beetles (Coleoptera) are the most diverse and species-rich group of insects, and a robust,
time-calibrated phylogeny is fundamental to understanding macroevolutionary processes …
time-calibrated phylogeny is fundamental to understanding macroevolutionary processes …
The angiosperm radiation played a dual role in the diversification of insects and insect pollinators
D Peris, FL Condamine - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Interactions with angiosperms have been hypothesised to play a crucial role in driving
diversification among insects, with a particular emphasis on pollinator insects. However …
diversification among insects, with a particular emphasis on pollinator insects. However …
The beetle tree of life reveals that C oleoptera survived end‐P ermian mass extinction to diversify during the C retaceous terrestrial revolution
DD Mckenna, AL Wild, K Kanda… - Systematic …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Here we present a phylogeny of beetles (I nsecta: C oleoptera) based on DNA sequence
data from eight nuclear genes, including six single‐copy nuclear protein‐coding genes, for …
data from eight nuclear genes, including six single‐copy nuclear protein‐coding genes, for …
The Angiosperm Terrestrial Revolution buffered ants against extinction
With~ 14,000 extant species, ants are ubiquitous and of tremendous ecological importance.
They have undergone remarkable diversification throughout their evolutionary history …
They have undergone remarkable diversification throughout their evolutionary history …
Biodiversity of coleoptera
P Bouchard, ABT Smith, H Douglas… - … : science and society, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Beetles occur in most terrestrial and freshwater habitats and a few occupy marine
environments. The most common life‐cycle type in beetles is holometaboly. More …
environments. The most common life‐cycle type in beetles is holometaboly. More …
Rarity and incomplete sampling in DNA-based species delimitation
DNA-based species delimitation may be compromised by limited sampling effort and
species rarity, including “singleton” representatives of species, which hampers estimates of …
species rarity, including “singleton” representatives of species, which hampers estimates of …
Innovative Bayesian and parsimony phylogeny of dung beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) enhanced by ontology-based partitioning of morphological …
Scarabaeine dung beetles are the dominant dung feeding group of insects and are widely
used as model organisms in conservation, ecology and developmental biology. Due to the …
used as model organisms in conservation, ecology and developmental biology. Due to the …