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Independent evolution of ancestral and novel defenses in a genus of toxic plants (Erysimum, Brassicaceae).
eLife - 7 Apr 2020
Züst Tobias, Strickler Susan R, Powell Adrian F, Mabry Makenzie E, An Hong, Mirzaei Mahdieh, York Thomas, Holland Cynthia K, Kumar Pavan, Erb Matthias, Petschenka Georg, Gómez José-María, Perfectti Francisco, Müller Caroline, Pires J Chris, Mueller Lukas A, Jander Georg
Abstract excerpt
Phytochemical diversity is thought to result from coevolutionary cycles as specialization in herbivores imposes diversifying selection on plant chemical defenses. Plants in the speciose genus Erysimum (Brassicaceae) produce both ancestral glucosinolates and evolutionarily novel cardenolides as defenses. Here we test macroevolutionary hypotheses on co-expression, co-regulation, and diversification of these...
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