Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Chewing Through Challenges: Exploring the Evolutionary Pathways to Wood-Feeding in Insects
C. F. Beza-Beza, B. M. Wiegmann, J. A. Ware…·A. Mikaelyan
This paper investigates the evolutionary origins of saproxylophagy in insects, proposing the Detritivore-First Hypothesis and emphasizing the role of gut microbiomes in wood digestion.
DOI 10.1002/bies.202300241