Landscape coevolution of bursera plants and its herbivores
Principal Investigators:
Judith X. Becerra
In order to understand the macroevolutionary context of the ecology of plant-herbivore interactions we need to have integrative studies that merge, historical, ecological, and biogeographic information. I would like to spend a year exploring the combination of molecular phylogenetics, character reconstruction and ecological data including biogeographical ranges, to study the landscape coevolution and co-diversification of a plant-herbivore association. My plan is to use the first two thirds of the year to analyze data and the last third to write... more
In order to understand the macroevolutionary context of the ecology of plant-herbivore interactions we need to have integrative studies that merge, historical, ecological, and biogeographic information. I would like to spend a year exploring the combination of molecular phylogenetics, character reconstruction and ecological data including biogeographical ranges, to study the landscape coevolution and co-diversification of a plant-herbivore association. My plan is to use the first two thirds of the year to analyze data and the last third to write manuscripts. This analysis represents an important advance in knowledge and understanding of plant herbivore interactions because it involves studying an ecological interaction at an unconventional level: that of reciprocal innovations along interacting generic phylogenies in different biogeographic arenas.
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Participants and Meetings
Activity | Dates | Further Information |
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Sabbatical Fellow | 1st August 2001—31st July 2002 | Participant List |
Participant Contact Information
Judith X. Becerra | jxb@email.arizona.edu | University of Arizona |
Products: Publications, Reports, Datasets, Presentations, Visualizations
Type | Products of NCEAS Research |
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Journal Article | Becerra, Judith X. 2003. Evolution of Mexican Bursera (Burseraceae) inferred from ITS, ETS, and 5S nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. Vol: 26. Pages 300-309. (Abstract) (Online version) |
Journal Article | Becerra, Judith X. 2003. Synchronous coadaptation in an ancient case of herbivory. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Vol: 100(22). Pages 12804-12807. (Abstract) (Online version) |
Journal Article | Becerra, Judith X. 2004. Molecular systematics of Blepharida beetles (Chrysomelidae: Alticinae) and relatives. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. Vol: 30(1). Pages 107-117. (Abstract) (Online version) |
"Landscape coevolution of bursera plants and its herbivores" is project ID: 4600