Paper for discussion 6

Coevolution and diversification

Ant drinking nectar from an extrafloral nectary
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Question for tutorial:

Are coevolution and diversification associated in insects and plants?

Required reading:

Weber, M. G., and A. A. Agrawal. 2014. Defense mutualisms enhance plant diversification. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111: 16442-16447.

Additional, optional references:

Ehrlich, P. R. and P. H. Raven. 1964. Butterflies and plants: a study in coevolution. Evolution 18: 586-608.

Foisy, M. R., L. P. Albert, D. W. Hughes, and M. G. Weber. 2019. Do latex and resin canals spur plant diversification? Re‐examining a classic example of escape and radiate coevolution. Journal of Ecology 107: 1606-1619. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13203

Marquis, R. J., D. Salazar, C. Baer, J. Reinhardt, G. Priest, and K. Barnett. 2016. Ode to Ehrlich and Raven or how herbivorous insects might drive plant speciation. Ecology 97: 2939-2951.