Coevolutionary interactions with plants is a fundamental mechanism for insect radiation. Understanding of differential host use as the trigger to accelerate herbivore radiation requires a robust hypothesis on the phylogenetic relationships and divergence times of the target insect group. The proposed project focuses on the weevil subfamily Ceutorhynchinae (Curculionidae, Coleoptera) as a model to explore the macroevolutionary mechanisms that potentially generate and maintain herbivore diversity.
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Contact:
Dipl.-Biol. Dr. Harald Letsch
Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research
Division of Tropical Ecology and Animal Biodiversity
Rennweg 14
A-1030 Vienna
Email: harald.letsch@univie.ac.at
Phone: +43 1 4277 57403
