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Parasitoid biology preserved in mineralized fossils

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van de Kamp, Thomas, Schwermann, Achim H., dos Santos Rolo, Tomy, Lösel, Philipp D., Engler, Thomas, Etter, Walter, Faragó, Tomáš, Göttlicher, Jörg +10 more·2018·Nature Communications

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About 50% of all animal species are considered parasites. The linkage of species diversity to a parasitic lifestyle is especially evident in the insect order Hymenoptera. However, fossil evidence for host–parasitoid interactions is extremely rare, rendering hypotheses on the evolution of parasitism assumptive. Here, using high-throughput synchrotron X-ray microtomography, we examine 1510 phosphatized fly pupae from the Paleogene of France and identify 55 parasitation events by four wasp species, providing morphological and ecological data. All species developed as solitary endoparasitoids inside their hosts and exhibit different morphological adaptations for exploiting the same hosts in one habitat. Our results allow systematic and ecological placement of four distinct endoparasitoids in the Paleogene and highlight the need to investigate ecological data preserved in the fossil record.

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van de Kamp, T., Schwermann, A. H., dos Santos Rolo, T., Lösel, P. D., Engler, T., Etter, W., Faragó, T., Göttlicher, J., Heuveline, V., Kopmann, A., Mähler, B., Mörs, T., Odar, J., Rust, J., Tan Jerome, N., Vogelgesang, M., Baumbach, T., & Krogmann, L.
Affiliations
  • University of Bonn (DE)
  • Heidelberg University (DE)
  • Natural History Museum of Basel (CH)
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (DE)
  • Swedish Museum of Natural History (SE)
  • University of Hohenheim (DE)
Corresponding author
  • Schwermann, Achim H.
  • Krogmann, Lars
Venue
Nature Communications
Published
2018-08-28
Volume
9
Issue
1
Pages
3325-3325
ISSN
2041-1723 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2886931747
Cited by
54
References
46
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 5
FWCI
4.01
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Nature Communications (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
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Funders
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (05K2016)
  • Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (05 K2016, 05K2012, 05K2013, 05K2016, 05K2013)
  • Technische Universität Darmstadt
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Fossil Insects in Amber
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
Keywords
parasitoid wasps, endoparasitoid, host-parasitoid interactions, evolution of parasitism, Hymenoptera, fossil insects, Paleogene, solitary parasitoids, insect morphology, synchrotron X-ray microtomography
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Physiological, Animals, Diptera, Biological Evolution, Fossils, France, Host-Parasite Interactions, Phylogeny, Pupa, Wasps, X-Ray Microtomography

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