Rapid Eocene diversification of spiny plants in subtropical woodlands of central Tibet

Autor: Xinwen Zhang, Uriel Gélin, Robert A. Spicer, Feixiang Wu, Alexander Farnsworth, Peirong Chen, Cédric Del Rio, Shufeng Li, Jia Liu, Jian Huang, Teresa E. V. Spicer, Kyle W. Tomlinson, Paul J. Valdes, Xiaoting Xu, Shitao Zhang, Tao Deng, Zhekun Zhou, Tao Su
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-31512-z
Popis: Spines are an important physical defense for many plant species. Here, the authors describe seven different spine morphologies from the Eocene of central Tibet associated with regional aridification and expansion of herbivorous mammals.
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