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The Evolution and Diversification of Neotropical Generalist Herbivores: The Evolutionary History of the Grasshopper Genus Sphenarium Charpentier, 1842

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We present the current understanding on the diversification of the Mesoamerican genus Sphenarium, a group of generalist-herbivorous grasshoppers that could play a major role on the evolution of defense mechanisms and life history traits of plants along to their distribution range. We discuss their phylogenetic relationships and how geological and climatic history, as well as environmental variation, could favor their expansion and diversification. Furthermore, in a phylogenetical framework, we considered future directions on the study of their interactions with the plants with which their populations have evolved.

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We thank to Dr. Ken Oyama (Laboratory of Genetic and Molecular Ecology, ENES Morelia) and Dr. Hojun Song (The Song Lab of Insect Systematics and Evolution, Texas A&M University) for all the facilities provided. This research was funded by the projects CONACYT 57009 and PAPIIT-UNAM granted to RCC, as well as by the Theodore J. Cohn Research Fund granted to SSU.

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Sanabria-Urbán, S., Cueva del Castillo, R. (2020). The Evolution and Diversification of Neotropical Generalist Herbivores: The Evolutionary History of the Grasshopper Genus Sphenarium Charpentier, 1842. In: Núñez-Farfán, J., Valverde, P. (eds) Evolutionary Ecology of Plant-Herbivore Interaction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46012-9_15

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