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A siliceous arms race in pelagic plankton.

ABSTRACT: Coevolution between predator and prey plays a central role in shaping the pelagic realm and may have significant implications for marine ecosystems and nutrient cycling dynamics. The siliceous diatom frustule is often assumed to have coevolved with the silica-lined teeth of copepods, but empirical evidence of how this relationship drives natural selection and evolution is still lacking. Here, we show that feeding on diatoms causes significant wear and tear on copepod teeth and that this leads to copepods becoming selective feeders. Teeth from copepods feeding on thick-shelled diatoms were more likely to be broken or cracked than those feeding on a dinoflagellate. When fed a large diatom, all analyzed teeth had visible wear. Our results underscore the importance of the predator-prey arms race as a driving force in planktonic evolution and diversity.

SUBMITTER: Ryderheim F

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11363289 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

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A siliceous arms race in pelagic plankton.

Ryderheim Fredrik F Olesen Jørgen J Kiørboe Thomas T

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20240819 35

Coevolution between predator and prey plays a central role in shaping the pelagic realm and may have significant implications for marine ecosystems and nutrient cycling dynamics. The siliceous diatom frustule is often assumed to have coevolved with the silica-lined teeth of copepods, but empirical evidence of how this relationship drives natural selection and evolution is still lacking. Here, we show that feeding on diatoms causes significant wear and tear on copepod teeth and that this leads to ...[more]

PMID: 39159378

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