2023 article

Chewing Through Challenges: Exploring the Evolutionary Pathways to Wood-Feeding in Insects

Beza-Beza, C. F., Wiegmann, B. M., Ware, J. A., Petersen, M., Gunter, N., Cole, M. E., … Mikaelyan, A. (2023, December 28).

By: C. Beza-Beza  n, B. Wiegmann  n, J. Ware *, M. Petersen *, N. Gunter *, M. Cole*, M. Schwarz*, M. Bertone *, D. Young *, A. Mikaelyan* 

TL;DR: The study proposes the “Detritivore-First Hypothesis,” suggesting an evolutionary pathway to saproxylophagy through detritivory, and highlights the critical role of symbiotic gut microbiomes in the digestion of decaying wood. (via Semantic Scholar)
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