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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-06-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16332-3 |