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Host niches and defensive extended phenotypes structure parasitoid wasp communities.
PLoS biology - 1 Aug 2009
Bailey Richard, Schönrogge Karsten, Cook James M, Melika George, Csóka György, Thuróczy Csaba, Stone Graham N
Abstract excerpt
Oak galls are spectacular extended phenotypes of gallwasp genes in host oak tissues and have evolved complex morphologies that serve, in part, to exclude parasitoid natural enemies.Parasitoids and their insect herbivore hosts have coevolved to produce diverse communities comprising about a third of all animal species. The factors structuring these communities, however, remain poorly understood. An emerging theme...
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