The Angiosperm Terrestrial Revolution and the origins of modern biodiversity
Biodiversity today has the unusual property that 85% of plant and animal species live on
land rather than in the sea, and half of these live in tropical rainforests. An explosive boost to …
land rather than in the sea, and half of these live in tropical rainforests. An explosive boost to …
Ecological radiations of insects in the Mesozoic
B Wang, C Xu, EA Jarzembowski - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2022 - cell.com
The Mesozoic is a key era for the rise of the modern insect fauna. Among the most important
evolutionary events in Mesozoic insects are the radiation of holometabolous insects, the …
evolutionary events in Mesozoic insects are the radiation of holometabolous insects, the …
Key innovations and the diversification of Hymenoptera
The order Hymenoptera (wasps, ants, sawflies, and bees) represents one of the most
diverse animal lineages, but whether specific key innovations have contributed to its …
diverse animal lineages, but whether specific key innovations have contributed to its …
The fossil record of parasitism: its extent and taphonomic constraints
The fossil record of parasites is limited thus far. A survey of the fossil record shows that some
modes of preservation show a higher potential for the preservation of parasitic remains or …
modes of preservation show a higher potential for the preservation of parasitic remains or …
Arthropod and pathogen damage on fossil and modern plants: Exploring the origins and evolution of herbivory on land
CC Labandeira, T Wappler - Annual Review of Entomology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The use of the functional feeding group–damage type system for analyzing arthropod and
pathogen interactions with plants has transformed our understanding of herbivory in fossil …
pathogen interactions with plants has transformed our understanding of herbivory in fossil …
[HTML][HTML] Biodiversity of hymenopteran parasitoids
A Polaszek, L Vilhemsen - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Parasitoid wasps are the most successful group of insect parasitoids, comprising more than
half the known diversity of Hymenoptera and probably most of the unknown diversity. This …
half the known diversity of Hymenoptera and probably most of the unknown diversity. This …
[HTML][HTML] Ecology and evolution of gall-inducing arthropods: The pattern from the terrestrial fossil record
CC Labandeira - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Insect and mite galls on land plants have a spotty but periodically rich and abundant fossil
record of damage types (DTs), ichnotaxa, and informally described gall morphotypes. The …
record of damage types (DTs), ichnotaxa, and informally described gall morphotypes. The …
Vertebrate-tropism of a cressdnavirus lineage implicated by poxvirus gene capture
CM Kinsella, L van der Hoek - Proceedings of the National …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Among cressdnaviruses, only the family Circoviridae is recognized to infect vertebrates,
while many others have unknown hosts. Detection of virus-to-host horizontal gene transfer is …
while many others have unknown hosts. Detection of virus-to-host horizontal gene transfer is …
Middle Jurassic insect mines on gymnosperms provide missing links to early mining evolution
L Xiao, CC Labandeira, Y Wu, CK Shih, D Ren… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We investigated the mining mode of insect feeding, involving larval consumption of a plant's
internal tissues, from the Middle Jurassic (165 million years ago) Daohugou locality of …
internal tissues, from the Middle Jurassic (165 million years ago) Daohugou locality of …
Insect herbivory immediately before the eclipse of the gymnosperms: The Dawangzhangzi plant assemblage of Northeastern China
L Xiao, CC Labandeira, D Ren - Insect Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Early Cretaceous terrestrial revolution involved global shifts from gymnosperm‐
to angiosperm‐dominated floras. However, responses of insect herbivores to these changes …
to angiosperm‐dominated floras. However, responses of insect herbivores to these changes …