Accelerated diversification correlated with functional traits shapes extant diversity of the early divergent angiosperm family Annonaceae
B. Xue, X. Guo, J. B. Landis, M. Sun, C. C. Tang, P. S. Soltis, D. E. Soltis, R. M. K. Saunders
This study investigates diversification patterns in Annonaceae, finding that traits like liana habit and pollinator trapping correlate with higher diversification rates, while pollen aggregation and anther septation are linked to lower rates.
bioRxiv · May 28, 2019Evolutionary Biology