Repeated independent evolution of obligate pollination mutualism in the Phyllantheae-Epicephala association

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 276, Issue 1656, 2009, Pages 417-426

  Kawakita, Atsushi ^a   Kato, Makoto ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Active pollination behaviour; Epicephala; Key innovation; Obligate pollination mutualism; Phyllantheae

Indexed keywords

COEVOLUTION; EVOLUTION; HOST PLANT; INNOVATION; MOTH; MUTUALISM; OBLIGATE BEHAVIOR; POLLINATION; WASP;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIODIVERSITY; EPICEPHALA; EVOLUTION; HOST; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLLANTHEAE; PLANT; PLANT EVOLUTION; POLLINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMBIOSIS;

AGAONIDAE; EPICEPHALA; LEPIDOPTERA; PHYLLANTHEAE; PRODOXIDAE;

EID: 58149124121     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1226     Document Type: Article

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