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SUBMITTER: Moller AL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5316282 | biostudies-other | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Möller Anna Lena AL Kaulfuss Uwe U Lee Daphne E DE Wappler Torsten T
PeerJ 20170216
Plants and insects are key components of terrestrial ecosystems and insect herbivory is the most important type of interaction in these ecosystems. This study presents the first analysis of associations between plants and insects for the early Miocene Hindon Maar fossil lagerstätte, Otago, New Zealand. A total of 584 fossil angiosperm leaves representing 24 morphotypes were examined to determine the presence or absence of insect damage types. Of these leaves, 73% show signs of insect damage; the ...[more]