Given the current rate of bee extinction, could this mean human impact is far worse than an asteroid?
Bossert and associate professor Eduardo Almeida from the University of São Paulo, Brazil, worked with a diverse team to sequence and compare genes from over 200 bee species.
"This is the first time we have broad genome-scale data for all seven bee families," said co-author Elizabeth Murray, a WSU assistant professor of entomology. This new research reveals that this transformation occurred in dry regions of western Gondwana during theAs the continents formed, bees migrated northward, diversifying and thriving in tandem with flowering plants called angiosperms. Over time, they colonized India and Australia, expanding their global presence.
The researchers also found that the tropical regions of the Western Hemisphere have an incredibly diverse flora, likely influenced by their long association with bees.
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