Communications Biology (Dec 2020)

Evaluating insect-host interactions as a driver of species divergence in palm flower weevils

  • Bruno A. S. de Medeiros,
  • Brian D. Farrell

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-01482-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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de Medeiros and Farrell test how insect-host interactions influence species divergence in phytophagous insects. Using ddRAD-seq data and hierarchical modelling, they demonstrate, surprisingly, that antagonistic interactions between insect and host do not lead to greater species diversification.