An encrusting kleptoparasite-host interaction from the early Cambrian
Parasitic interactions are difficult to document in the fossil record. Here, Zhang et al. analyze a large population of a Cambrian brachiopod and show it was frequently encrusted by tubes aligned to its feeding currents and that encrustation was associated with reduced biomass, suggesting a fitness...
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Nature Portfolio
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/227bbf85dfae462d84f6f72560bb77e1 |
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| Sumario: | Parasitic interactions are difficult to document in the fossil record. Here, Zhang et al. analyze a large population of a Cambrian brachiopod and show it was frequently encrusted by tubes aligned to its feeding currents and that encrustation was associated with reduced biomass, suggesting a fitness cost. |
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