Absence of mammals and the evolution of New Zealand grasses

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 278, Issue 1706, 2011, Pages 695-701

  Antonelli, Alexandre ^a   Humphreys, Aelys M ^b   Lee, William G ^c   Linder, H Peter ^b  

^a GOTHENBURG BOTANICAL GARDEN   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Evolution; Plant animal interactions; Species radiations

Indexed keywords

ABSCISSION; ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CENOZOIC; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FLIGHTLESSNESS; GRASS; GRASSLAND; HERBIVORE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; MAMMAL; NINETEENTH CENTURY; PHYLOGENY;

NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; PALAEOGNATHAE; POACEAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79951786881     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.1145     Document Type: Article

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