Host location and oviposition in a basal group of parasitic wasps: the subgenual organ, ovipositor apparatus and associated structures in the Orussidae (Hymenoptera, Insecta)

Zoomorphology ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 121 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Vilhelmsen ◽  
Nunzio Isidoro ◽  
Roberto Romani ◽  
Hasan H. Basibuyuk ◽  
Donald L. J. Quicke
Keyword(s):  
Host Location ◽  
Parasitic Wasps ◽  
Basal Group ◽  
Subgenual Organ

Host Location in Parasitic Wasps

2008 ◽  
pp. 1862-1863
Author(s):  
John L. Capinera ◽  
Thomas O. Crist ◽  
John B. Heppner ◽  
Minos E. Tzanakakis ◽  
Severiano F. Gayubo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Host Location ◽  
Parasitic Wasps

Vibratory stimuli in host location by parasitic wasps

1999 ◽  
Vol 45 (11) ◽  
pp. 967-971 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Meyhöfer ◽  
J Casas
Keyword(s):  
Host Location ◽  
Parasitic Wasps

scholarly journals Phenotypic plasticity explains apparent reverse evolution of fat synthesis in parasitic wasps

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bertanne Visser ◽  
Hans T. Alborn ◽  
Suzon Rondeaux ◽  
Manon Haillot ◽  
Thierry Hance ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phenotypic Plasticity ◽  
Dna Sequence ◽  
Sequence Variation ◽  
Protein Domains ◽  
Parasitic Wasps ◽  
Parasitoid Species ◽  
Leptopilina Heterotoma ◽  
Dna Sequence Variation ◽  
Fat Synthesis

AbstractNumerous cases of evolutionary trait loss and regain have been reported over the years. Here, we argue that such reverse evolution can also become apparent when trait expression is plastic in response to the environment. We tested this idea for the loss and regain of fat synthesis in parasitic wasps. We first show experimentally that the wasp Leptopilina heterotoma switches lipogenesis on in a fat-poor environment, and completely off in a fat-rich environment. Plasticity suggests that this species did not regain fat synthesis, but that it can be switched off in some environmental settings. We then compared DNA sequence variation and protein domains of several more distantly related parasitoid species thought to have lost lipogenesis, and found no evidence for non-functionality of key lipogenesis genes. This suggests that other parasitoids may also show plasticity of fat synthesis. Last, we used individual-based simulations to show that a switch for plastic expression can remain functional in the genome for thousands of generations, even if it is only used sporadically. The evolution of plasticity could thus also explain other examples of apparent reverse evolution.

scholarly journals De novo biosynthesis of linoleic acid is widespread in parasitic wasps

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bastian Broschwitz ◽  
Lorena Prager ◽  
Tamara Pokorny ◽  
Joachim Ruther
Keyword(s):  
Linoleic Acid ◽  
De Novo ◽  
Parasitic Wasps ◽  
De Novo Biosynthesis
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