Article
Key innovations and the diversification of Hymenoptera.
Nature communications - 3 Mar 2023
Blaimer Bonnie B, Santos Bernardo F, Cruaud Astrid, Gates Michael W, Kula Robert R, Mikó István, Rasplus Jean-Yves, Smith David R, Talamas Elijah J, Brady Seán G, Buffington Matthew L
Abstract excerpt
The order Hymenoptera (wasps, ants, sawflies, and bees) represents one of the most diverse animal lineages, but whether specific key innovations have contributed to its diversification is still unknown. We assembled the largest time-calibrated phylogeny of Hymenoptera to date and investigated the origin and possible correlation of particular morphological and behavioral innovations with diversification in the...
Topics
- Bees
- Animals
- Wasps
- Ants
- Acclimatization
- Carnivory
- Phenotype
