Generalist Pollen-Feeding Beetles during the Mid-Cretaceous
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DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.100913
Abstract: Summary The Cretaceous fossil record of amber provides a variety of evidence that is essential for greater understanding of early pollination strategies. Here, we describe four pieces of ca. 99-million-year-old (early Cenomanian) Myanmar amber from… read more here.
Keywords: generalist pollen; mid cretaceous; cretaceous generalist; pollen feeding ... See more keywords
Symbiosis between Cretaceous dinosaurs and feather-feeding beetles
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2217872120
Abstract: Significance Vertebrates and arthropods are two of the most successful and frequently fossilized animal groups, but direct evidence of their interaction in deep time – entailing the joint, intimate fossilization of remains from both groups… read more here.
Keywords: cretaceous dinosaurs; dinosaurs feather; symbiosis cretaceous; feather feeding ... See more keywords
Odorant receptor orthologues in conifer‐feeding beetles display conserved responses to ecologically relevant odours
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DOI: 10.1111/mec.16494
Abstract: Insects are able to detect a plethora of olfactory cues in the environment using a divergent family of odorant receptors (ORs). Despite the divergent nature of this family, related species frequently express several evolutionarily conserved… read more here.
Keywords: feeding beetles; orthologues conifer; receptor orthologues; odorant receptor ... See more keywords