Browsing Plant Science by Author "Bond, William J."

Browsing Plant Science by Author "Bond, William J."

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  • Savanna fire and the origins of the 'underground forests' of Africa 
    Maurin, O.; Davies, T. Jonathan; Burrows, John E.; Daru, Barnabas H.; Yessoufou, Kowiyou; Muasya, A. Muthama; Van der Bank, Michelle; Bond, William J. (Wiley, 2014-10)
    1. The origin of fire-adapted lineages is a long-standing question in ecology. Although phylogeny can provide a significant contribution to the ongoing debate, its use has been precluded by the lack of comprehensive DNA ...
  • Spiny plants, mammal browsers, and the origin of African savannas 
    Charles-Dominique, Tristan; Davies, T. Jonathan; Hempson, Gareth P.; Bezeng, Bezeng S.; Daru, Barnabas H.; Kabongo, Ronny M.; Maurin, Olivier; Muasya, A. Muthama; Van der Bank, Michelle; Bond, William J. (National Academy of Sciences, 2016-09)
    Savannas first began to spread across Africa during the Miocene. A major hypothesis for explaining this vegetation change is the increase in C4 grasses, promoting fire. We investigated whether mammals could also have ...