Gourds and squashes (Cucurbita spp.) adapted to megafaunal extinction and ecological anachronism through domestication
(2015)
Journal Article
Kistler, L., Newsom, L. A., Ryan, T. M., Clarke, A. C., Smith, B. D., & Perry, G. H. (2015). Gourds and squashes (Cucurbita spp.) adapted to megafaunal extinction and ecological anachronism through domestication. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(49), 15107-15112. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1516109112
The genus Cucurbita (squashes, pumpkins, gourds) contains numerous domesticated lineages with ancient New World origins. It was broadly distributed in the past but has declined to the point that several of the crops' progenitor species are scarce or... Read More about Gourds and squashes (Cucurbita spp.) adapted to megafaunal extinction and ecological anachronism through domestication.