| RRC ID |
78543
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| 著者 |
Anest A, Bouchenak-Khelladi Y, Charles-Dominique T, Forest F, Caraglio Y, Hempson GP, Maurin O, Tomlinson KW.
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| タイトル |
Blocking then stinging as a case of two-step evolution of defensive cage architectures in herbivore-driven ecosystems.
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| ジャーナル |
Nat Plants
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| Abstract |
Dense branching and spines are common features of plant species in ecosystems with high mammalian herbivory pressure. While dense branching and spines can inhibit herbivory independently, when combined, they form a powerful defensive cage architecture. However, how cage architecture evolved under mammalian pressure has remained unexplored. Here we show how dense branching and spines emerged during the age of mammalian radiation in the Combretaceae family and diversified in herbivore-driven ecosystems in the tropics. Phylogenetic comparative methods revealed that modern plant architectural strategies defending against large mammals evolved via a stepwise process. First, dense branching emerged under intermediate herbivory pressure, followed by the acquisition of spines that supported higher speciation rates under high herbivory pressure. Our study highlights the adaptive value of dense branching as part of a herbivore defence strategy and identifies large mammal herbivory as a major selective force shaping the whole plant architecture of woody plants.
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| 公開日 |
2024-3-4
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| DOI |
10.1038/s41477-024-01649-4
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| PII |
10.1038/s41477-024-01649-4
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| PMID |
38438539
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| リソース情報 |
| GBIF |
Asia-Pacific Dataset
Plant Specimen Database of Tama Forest Science Garden, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Japan
Ibaraki Nature Museum, Vascular Plants collection
Vascular plant specimens of National Museum of Nature and Science (TNS)
Herbarium of Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History and Human History
Plant specimens in the Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Plant specimens deposited in Osaka Museum of Natural History, Japan
Vascular Plant Specimen database of Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History
Vascular Plant Specimens of the RYU Herbarium (Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus)
Herbarium Specimens of Bonin and Ryukyu Islands
Vascular plant specimens of Nagano Environmental Conservation Research Institute, Nagano Prefecture
Tracheophyta collection of Biodiversity Center of Japan, Ministry of the Environment |
