Evidence for social parasitism of early insect societies by Cretaceous rove beetles

Social insects are commonly parasitized by beetles that live inside colonies and consume nest resources or even the brood. Here, Yamamotoet al. present fossil evidence that social parasitism by beetles dates back at least 99 million years—contemporaneous with the earliest fossil indications of ant a...

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Autores principales: Shûhei Yamamoto, Munetoshi Maruyama, Joseph Parker
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2016
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