supported by the opening project of Laboratory of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Yunnan University and Shenzhen Zhongnonghuadu Ecological Technology Co.,Ltd.(R20012)to Z.W.,and the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Hatch project 02685 to W.L.We gratefully acknowledge Daniel B Sloan(Colorado State University)and the personnel of the Wu laboratory for help with providing suggestions and revising the manuscript.
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