| Blocking then stinging as a case of two-step evolution of defensive cage architectures in herbivore-driven ecosystems | |
| Anest, Artemis2; Bouchenak-Khelladi, Yanis; Charles-Dominique, Tristan; Forest, Felix6; Caraglio, Yves3; Hempson, Gareth P.; Maurin, Olivier6; Tomlinson, Kyle W. | |
| 2024 | |
| Source Publication | NATURE PLANTS
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| ISSN | 2055-026X |
| Pages | - |
| Abstract | Dense branching and spines are common features of plant species in ecosystems with high mammalian herbivory pressure. While dense branching and spines can inhibit herbivory independently, when combined, they form a powerful defensive cage architecture. However, how cage architecture evolved under mammalian pressure has remained unexplored. Here we show how dense branching and spines emerged during the age of mammalian radiation in the Combretaceae family and diversified in herbivore-driven ecosystems in the tropics. Phylogenetic comparative methods revealed that modern plant architectural strategies defending against large mammals evolved via a stepwise process. First, dense branching emerged under intermediate herbivory pressure, followed by the acquisition of spines that supported higher speciation rates under high herbivory pressure. Our study highlights the adaptive value of dense branching as part of a herbivore defence strategy and identifies large mammal herbivory as a major selective force shaping the whole plant architecture of woody plants. This study explores the evolution of two traits, branching density and spine presence, in the globally distributed plant family Combretaceae. These traits were found to have appeared in a two-step process in response to mammalian herbivory pressure, revealing the importance of large mammals in the evolution of plant architecture diversity. |
| Subject Area | Plant Sciences |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41477-024-01649-4 |
| Indexed By | SCI |
| Language | 英语 |
| WOS ID | WOS:001178227800002 |
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| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | https://ir.xtbg.ac.cn/handle/353005/14087 |
| Collection | 2012年后新成立研究组 |
| Affiliation | 1.[Anest, Artemis; Tomlinson, Kyle W.] Chinese Acad Sci, Ctr Integrat Conservat, Menglun, Mengla, Peoples R China 2.Anest, Artemis; Tomlinson, Kyle W.] Chinese Acad Sci, Yunnan Key Lab Conservat Trop Rainforests & Asian, Xishuangbanna Trop Bot Garden, Menglun, Mengla, Peoples R China 3.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China 4.Univ Montpellier, INRAe, CNRS, CIRAD,IRD,AMAP, Montpellier, France 5.Univ Bourgogne, Univ Bourgogne Franche Comte, Inst Agro, Agroecol,INRAE, Dijon, France 6.Sorbonne Univ, Ctr Natl Rech Sci CNRS, Paris, France 7.Royal Bot Gardens Kew, Richmond, England 8.Hempson, Gareth P.] Univ Glasgow, Sch Biodivers, Ecol & Environm Change, One Hlth & Vet Med, Glasgow City, Scotland 9.Tomlinson, Kyle W.] Chinese Acad Sci, Ctr Conservat Biol, Core Bot Gardens, Menglun, Mengla, Peoples R China |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Anest, Artemis,Bouchenak-Khelladi, Yanis,Charles-Dominique, Tristan,et al. Blocking then stinging as a case of two-step evolution of defensive cage architectures in herbivore-driven ecosystems[J]. NATURE PLANTS,2024:-. |
| APA | Anest, Artemis.,Bouchenak-Khelladi, Yanis.,Charles-Dominique, Tristan.,Forest, Felix.,Caraglio, Yves.,...&Tomlinson, Kyle W..(2024).Blocking then stinging as a case of two-step evolution of defensive cage architectures in herbivore-driven ecosystems.NATURE PLANTS,-. |
| MLA | Anest, Artemis,et al."Blocking then stinging as a case of two-step evolution of defensive cage architectures in herbivore-driven ecosystems".NATURE PLANTS (2024):-. |
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